Total Crime Rate

79.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 79.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 15.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Other crime 15.9 10/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.5 2/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Deacons Hill Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Aldenham West , and the 118th highest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hertsmere .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Deacons Hill Road (WD6 3HZ) in the last 12 months was 79.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% lower than the Aldenham West average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deacons Hill Road (WD6 3HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Deacon'S Hill Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grade Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Deacons Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wentworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deacon'S Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deacons Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deacons Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Deacons Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Berkeley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Deacon'S Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Deacon'S Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deacon'S Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Deacon'S Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Deacon'S Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deacon'S Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deacon'S Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deacon'S Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Summer Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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