Total Crime Rate

111.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 111.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Aberford Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 315 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 Aberford Road (WD6 1PG) in the last 12 months was 111.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.9% lower than the Borehamwood Brookmeadow average (171.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aberford Road (WD6 1PG), the main crime hotspot is near Canterbury Road. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Aberford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winstre Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haddon Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Badminton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Badminton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Badminton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Badminton Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Badminton Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barton Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairburn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Essex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fairburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fairburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Canterbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Canterbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Canterbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aberford Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Aberford Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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