Total Crime Rate

58.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 22.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melbourne Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Bushey North , and the 146th lowest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hertsmere .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melbourne Road (WD23 3LL) in the last 12 months was 58.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% higher than the Bushey North average (56.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Road (WD23 3LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Palmer Avenue, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Herne Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Melbourne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herkomer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greensward Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Palmer Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bournemead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmer Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bournehall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wheelright Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fidler Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clapgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmer Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steeplands Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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