Total Crime Rate

86.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.3 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 86.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 79.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Pentland Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Aldenham West , and the 109th highest 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 Pentland Road (WD23 4QN) in the last 12 months was 86.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% higher than the Aldenham West average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 79.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pentland Road (WD23 4QN), the main crime hotspot is near The Birches. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pentland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chiltern Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Cheviot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Malvern Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheviot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Birches Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Birches Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunsmore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Birches Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rockingham Gate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Birches —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chiltern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chiltern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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