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Crime in WD7 8

How much crime is recorded in WD7 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Hertsmere
Region
East of England
Population
9,573 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WD7 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in WD7 8, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
18.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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).

WD7 8National
Burglary14.59.1
Violence and sexual offences10.123.6
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Other theft2.74.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Public order2.14.6
Shoplifting2.08.4
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs1.12.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.41.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 21% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
10
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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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