Crime Rates at Eldon Avenue, Borehamwood, WD6 1PW

Eldon Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 89th 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 Eldon Avenue (WD6 1PW) in the last 12 months was 37.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.9% lower than the Borehamwood Brookmeadow average (162.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eldon Avenue (WD6 1PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brook Close, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Canterbury Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.