Total Crime Rate
259.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
86.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Primrose Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Aldenham East , and the 20th highest crime rate of 317 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 Primrose Gardens (WD7 8AS) in the last 12 months was 259.5 per 1,000 residents and was 377.9% higher than the Aldenham East average (54.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 86.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Primrose Gardens (WD7 8AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Slade Court, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A5183 (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Aldenham East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A5183 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Aldenham Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Radlett | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Radlett | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Letchmore Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A5183 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A5183 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | A5183 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A5183 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | A5183 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A5183 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Slade Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Upper Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Upper Station Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Upper Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Dell | — |
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