Total Crime Rate

48.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 48.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 35.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 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

Whitehouse Avenue 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 Whitehouse Avenue (WD6 1HA) 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 Whitehouse Avenue (WD6 1HA), 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 Whitehouse Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Close
Apr 2026Public order Shenley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shenley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shenley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Close
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitehouse Avenue
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mildred Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitehouse Avenue
Apr 2026Other theft Whitehouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitehouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whitehouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Whitehouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitehouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitehouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitehouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mildred Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Road

Data Sources

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