Total Crime Rate
65.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Harcourt Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Bushey North , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hertsmere .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Harcourt Road (WD23 3PQ) in the last 12 months was 65.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harcourt Road (WD23 3PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farrington Avenue, where police recorded 32 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.
View Crime In Bushey St James| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farrington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hayfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Farrington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farrington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Farrington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lea Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harcourt Road | — |
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