Total Crime Rate
58.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oak Path area has the 34th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Aldenham West , and the 146th lowest crime rate of 315 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 Oak Path (WD23 4UJ) in the last 12 months was 58.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% lower than the Aldenham West average (92.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oak Path (WD23 4UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Herne Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadowcroft (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Aldenham West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claybury | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Herkomer Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Meadowcroft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reddings Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Somers Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aston Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Aston Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Greensward | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cooks Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cooks Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cooks Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashfield Avenue | Under investigation |
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