Crime Rates at Cooks Mead, Bushey, WD23 4FE

Cooks Mead area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Bushey North , and the 71st lowest 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 Cooks Mead (WD23 4FE) in the last 12 months was 32.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cooks Mead (WD23 4FE), 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.