Total Crime Rate

57.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.7 2/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
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 26th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 143rd 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 Shenley Road (WD6 1AT) in the last 12 months was 57.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shenley Road (WD6 1AT), the main crime hotspot is near Whitehouse Avenue. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 34 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shenley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Maxwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maxwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B5378 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitehouse Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order B5378 Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons B5378 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons B5378 Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs B5378 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Brook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Maxwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs B5378 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B5378 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Centenary Place
Sep 2025Public order Centenary Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Centenary Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shenley Road
Sep 2025Other theft Whitehouse Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Whitehouse Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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