Total Crime Rate

190.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 190.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.6 9/10
  • Drugs 21.7 10/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Devonshire Business Park area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Borehamwood Kenilworth , and the 27th highest crime rate of 317 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 Devonshire Business Park (WD6 1NA) in the last 12 months was 190.5 per 1,000 residents and was 111.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 77.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Business Park (WD6 1NA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Devonshire Business Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horizon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corfe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs A5135 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Durham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durham Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corfe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corfe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elstree Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corfe Close —
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Data Sources

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