Total Crime Rate

89.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadowcroft area has the 10th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Bushey North , and the 113th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Hertsmere .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadowcroft (WD23 3BY) in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% higher than the Bushey North average (66.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadowcroft (WD23 3BY), the main crime hotspot is near Meadowcroft. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadowcroft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Meadowcroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claybury Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greensward Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Herkomer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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