Crime Rates at Powys Court, Borehamwood, WD6 1LA

Powys Court area has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Borehamwood Kenilworth , and the 64th highest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hertsmere .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Powys Court (WD6 1LA) in the last 12 months was 127.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% higher than the Borehamwood Kenilworth average (90.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Powys Court (WD6 1LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rye Close (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.