Total Crime Rate

108.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 108.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 1.4 1/10
  • Bicycle 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cheviot Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Aldenham West , and the 89th 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 Cheviot Close (WD23 4QW) in the last 12 months was 108.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% higher than the Aldenham West average (92.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 65.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheviot Close (WD23 4QW), the main crime hotspot is near The Birches. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cheviot Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Rockingham Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oundle Avenue
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cheviot Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pentland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pentland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Birches Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rossway Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Birches Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lime Tree Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rockingham Gate Under investigation

Data Sources

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