Total Crime Rate

978.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 978.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 469.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 152.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.7 10/10
  • Drugs 50.0 10/10
  • Public order 50.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.1 10/10
  • Other theft 38.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 28.6 10/10
  • Robbery 21.4 10/10
  • Burglary 16.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shenley Road area has the highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Hertsmere .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shenley Road (WD6 1AE) in the last 12 months was 978.6 per 1,000 residents and was 470.2% higher than the Borehamwood Brookmeadow average (171.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 197 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 101 (≈ 240.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shenley Road (WD6 1AE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 243 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shenley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elstree And Borehamwood Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs B5378 Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs B5378 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B5378 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Keystone Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Keystone Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glenhaven Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Glenhaven Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Glenhaven Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Centenary Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Centenary Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Centenary Place —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons B5378 Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons B5378 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order B5378 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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