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Crime in WD2

How much crime is recorded in WD2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Hertsmere
Region
East of England
Population
11,634 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WD2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in WD2, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
13.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).

WD2National
Burglary9.59.1
Violence and sexual offences8.523.6
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Shoplifting2.68.4
Drugs1.82.4
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Public order1.64.6
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.51.4
Other crime0.51.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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