Total Crime Rate
93.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Madresfield Court area has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Shenley , and the 98th 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 Madresfield Court (WD7 9JR) in the last 12 months was 93.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% lower than the Shenley average (128.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Madresfield Court (WD7 9JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Madresfield Court, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Allen Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Shenley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pippin Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cockle Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cockle Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Allen Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Headingley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lords Close | Under investigation |
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