Elstree & Aldenham
Middle areaSouth Hertsmere. 6,442 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 18 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 18% of people in Elstree & Aldenham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Elstree & Aldenham
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Elstree & Aldenham at a rate of 68.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 89.1 per 1,000 people across Hertsmere.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 128 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 107 |
| Other crime | 75 |
| Vehicle crime | 37 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 31 |
| Burglary | 28 |
| Drug offences | 26 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Elstree & Aldenham compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Elstree & Aldenham safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Elstree & Aldenham at a rate of 68.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 89.1 per 1,000 people across Hertsmere.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 44 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Elstree & Aldenham.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (128), anti-social behaviour (107) and other crime (75).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Hertsmere
These figures are published for the whole of Hertsmere, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Hertsmere and not Elstree & Aldenham alone. See Hertsmere
Elstree & Aldenham in brief
The median price paid for a home in Elstree & Aldenham was £635,000 in 2025.
Elstree & Aldenham had 6,541 usual residents at the census.
About 18% of people in Elstree & Aldenham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Elstree & Aldenham, 76.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.