Total Crime Rate
108.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Little Bushey Lane 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 Little Bushey Lane (WD23 4RD) 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 Little Bushey Lane (WD23 4RD), 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.
View Crime In Aldenham West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pentland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Birches | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oundle Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rockingham Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rockingham Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lime Tree Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Griffiths Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rossway Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pentland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cheviot Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Birches | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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