Total Crime Rate

738.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

195.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 738.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 323.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 195.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.9 10/10
  • Drugs 54.8 10/10
  • Public order 54.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.6 10/10
  • Other theft 40.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.6 10/10
  • Robbery 16.7 10/10
  • Burglary 14.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 14.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 2nd highest crime rate of 317 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 1AW) in the last 12 months was 738.1 per 1,000 residents and was 354.2% higher than the Borehamwood Brookmeadow average (162.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 136 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 195.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shenley Road (WD6 1AW), the main crime hotspot is near Whitehouse Avenue. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 36 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 (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitehouse Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting B5378 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mildred Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eldon Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting B5378 Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting B5378 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B5378 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B5378 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B5378 —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eldon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mildred Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Whitehouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitehouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitehouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitehouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Whitehouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whitehouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitehouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitehouse Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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