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Crime in EN6 1

How much crime is recorded in EN6 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Hertsmere
Region
East of England
Population
9,552 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EN6 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in EN6 1, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
23.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

EN6 1National
Violence and sexual offences14.823.6
Shoplifting13.38.4
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Burglary11.59.1
Other theft9.24.5
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Drugs2.82.4
Public order2.64.6
Theft from the person1.02.1
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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