Total Crime Rate

165.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 165.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.5 9/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 14.5 6/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Harcourt Road area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Bushey North , and the 39th highest crime rate of 317 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 3PP) in the last 12 months was 165.2 per 1,000 residents and was 190.9% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 75.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harcourt Road (WD23 3PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moat Close, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lea Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Harcourt Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Purlings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Palmer Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moat Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Purlings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lea Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ryder Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmer Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmer Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farrington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Farrington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farrington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Farrington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Harcourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harcourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harcourt Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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