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Crime in WD7

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

Council
Hertsmere
Region
East of England
Population
20,613 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WD7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in WD7, 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
28.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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).

WD7National
Violence and sexual offences20.523.6
Burglary11.59.1
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Other theft9.84.5
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Shoplifting3.38.4
Public order3.14.6
Drugs1.72.4
Robbery1.41.4
Other crime1.21.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 25% 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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