Total Crime Rate
48.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oakfield Court area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 115th lowest crime rate of 317 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 Oakfield Court (WD6 1EZ) in the last 12 months was 48.0 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oakfield Court (WD6 1EZ), 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.
View Crime In Borehamwood Hillside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mildred Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitehouse Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Whitehouse Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Whitehouse Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Whitehouse Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Whitehouse Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Whitehouse Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Whitehouse Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Whitehouse Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehouse Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mildred Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitehouse Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Maxwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Maxwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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