Total Crime Rate
30.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whitehall Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 59th 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 Whitehall Close (WD6 1GN) in the last 12 months was 30.5 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% lower than the Borehamwood Brookmeadow average (171.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Drugs with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (β 5.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitehall Close (WD6 1GN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 232 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Borehamwood Brookmeadow| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Centenary Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brownlow Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elstree And Borehamwood | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Drayton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldfinch Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Centenary Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Dunnock Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Coleridge Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Centenary Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glenhaven Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Glenhaven Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Glenhaven Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keystone Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Keystone Passage | Under investigation |
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