Total Crime Rate

356.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

128.4 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 356.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 128.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 71.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.8 9/10
  • Other theft 37.7 10/10
  • Public order 32.5 10/10
  • Drugs 25.7 10/10
  • Robbery 18.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 1.7 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

Cardinal Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 11th 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 Cardinal Avenue (WD6 1EN) in the last 12 months was 356.2 per 1,000 residents and was 119.2% higher than the Borehamwood Brookmeadow average (162.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 128.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardinal Avenue (WD6 1EN), 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 Cardinal Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitehouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitehouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitehouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Whitehouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft 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 Grosvenor Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mildred Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shenley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eldon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eldon Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Shenley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Road —
Apr 2026Public order Shenley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Close —
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Data Sources

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