Total Crime Rate

58.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 58.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oak 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.

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Crime Over Time in Oak Path area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claybury Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Herkomer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Meadowcroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reddings Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Somers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Aston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greensward Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Cooks Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cooks Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cooks Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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