Total Crime Rate
118.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kenilworth Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Borehamwood Kenilworth , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hertsmere .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kenilworth Drive (WD6 1QL) in the last 12 months was 118.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kenilworth Drive (WD6 1QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norfolk Gardens (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Borehamwood Kenilworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corfe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Durham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corfe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corfe Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Corfe Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Durham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Durham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Thornbury Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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