Total Crime Rate

57.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.7 2/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Eldon Avenue area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 143rd 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 Eldon Avenue (WD6 1PP) in the last 12 months was 57.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eldon Avenue (WD6 1PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B5378, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Canterbury Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Eldon Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shenley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Canterbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Canterbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shenley Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shenley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Drugs Essex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shenley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Aberford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aberford Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B5378 Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs B5378 Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs B5378 Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons B5378 Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons B5378 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order B5378 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B5378 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Canterbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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