Total Crime Rate
157.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Harcourt Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Bushey North , and the 45th 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 Harcourt Road (WD23 3PD) in the last 12 months was 157.2 per 1,000 residents and was 138.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 62.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harcourt Road (WD23 3PD), the main crime hotspot is near Moat Close. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bushey North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moat Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Moat Close | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Moat Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moat Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moat Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cooks Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cooks Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cooks Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadow Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadow Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mostyn Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reddings Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Farrington Avenue | Under investigation |
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