Total Crime Rate

151.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.8 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 151.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.2 8/10
  • Other theft 19.8 10/10
  • Drugs 17.3 9/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Butterfield Cottages area has the 6th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Aldenham West , and the 49th highest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hertsmere .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Butterfield Cottages (WD6 3BA) in the last 12 months was 151.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 66.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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