Total Crime Rate

10.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 10.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
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

Holmesley Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 6th lowest crime rate of 315 local areas in Hertsmere .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holmesley Road (WD6 1AL) in the last 12 months was 10.1 per 1,000 residents and was 94.1% lower than the Borehamwood Brookmeadow average (171.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

In the area around Holmesley Road (WD6 1AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Keystone Passage (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holmesley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Essex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goldfinch Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brownlow Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Badminton Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Badminton Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Badminton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Badminton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Badminton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Centenary Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitehouse Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Centenary Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Centenary Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keystone Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Keystone Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Keystone Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Brook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Brook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Drayton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitehouse Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation

Data Sources

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