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Crime in EN6 2

How much crime is recorded in EN6 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Hertsmere
Region
East of England
Population
16,066 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EN6 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in EN6 2, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
29.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 2National
Violence and sexual offences22.423.6
Anti-social behaviour11.610.7
Burglary9.69.1
Other theft7.64.5
Shoplifting7.58.4
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order2.94.6
Drugs2.72.4
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
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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