Total Crime Rate

242.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 242.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.3 10/10
  • Other theft 25.4 10/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 8.5 8/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Maxwell Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 21st highest crime rate of 315 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 Maxwell Road (WD6 1FS) in the last 12 months was 242.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% higher than the Borehamwood Brookmeadow average (171.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 104.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maxwell Road (WD6 1FS), the main crime hotspot is near Shenley Road. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maxwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Maxwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shenley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Maxwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maxwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shenley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shenley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shenley Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Holmesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tomblin Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tomblin Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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