Crap Towns / Bushey / Crime

How much crime is there in Bushey?

The police recorded 51.8 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Bushey from September 2023 to August 2026, 32% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 21.8. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 49.4, down from 51.7 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	51.7	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	54.4	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	49.4	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	21.8	34.1
Other theft	7.5	5.4
Vehicle crime	5.7	3.8
Criminal damage and arson	5.0	7.0
Public order	3.1	6.6
Burglary	2.9	3.1
Drugs	2.1	2.4
Shoplifting	1.1	7.1
Other crime	1.1	2.0
Robbery	0.5	0.6
Theft from the person	0.4	0.4
Possession of weapons	0.4	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
London Colney	8.5 km	120
Borehamwood	5.8 km	90.8
Watford	3.3 km	82.1
Harrow	6.2 km	62.6
Rickmansworth	7.5 km	54.3
Bushey	–	51.8
Abbots Langley and Kings Langley	8.2 km	47.4
Radlett	4.4 km	43.6
Chiswell Green	7.7 km	35.2
Chorleywood	10.4 km	33.1
Moor Park	5.8 km	21.8
The typical town	–	76.2