Crime Rate in Borehamwood Brookmeadow, ward

Borehamwood Brookmeadow has the highest crime rate of 16 wards in Hertsmere district and the 453rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 33rd highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Borehamwood Brookmeadow in the last 12 months was 171.6 per 1,000 residents and was 74.0% higher than the Hertsmere district average (98.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Borehamwood Brookmeadow’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 510 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 8 cases , down -11.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 94.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -31.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 683 (≈ 67.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Borehamwood Brookmeadow ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 198 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (56 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.