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Crime in WD6 5

How much crime is recorded in WD6 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Hertsmere
Region
East of England
Population
18,399 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WD6 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in WD6 5, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
34.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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).

WD6 5National
Violence and sexual offences25.223.6
Anti-social behaviour15.010.7
Other theft14.94.5
Burglary11.09.1
Shoplifting6.98.4
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Public order4.24.6
Drugs3.92.4
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery1.41.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 18% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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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