Crime Rate in Borehamwood Cowley Hill, ward

Borehamwood Cowley Hill has the 3rd highest crime rate of 16 wards in Hertsmere district and the 1302nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 100th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Borehamwood Cowley Hill in the last 12 months was 113.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% higher than the Hertsmere district average (98.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Borehamwood Cowley Hill’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 416 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 7 cases , up 16.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -5.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 507 (≈ 52.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Borehamwood Cowley Hill ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 157 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.