Total Crime Rate

88.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 28.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Thornbury Gardens area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 116th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Hertsmere .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornbury Gardens (WD6 1RD) in the last 12 months was 88.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% lower than the Borehamwood Brookmeadow average (171.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornbury Gardens (WD6 1RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manor Way (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thornbury Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Manor Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arundel Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Graveley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandringham Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arundel Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Newton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Arundel Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cleveland Crescent
Sep 2025Public order Kenilworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Norfolk Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kenilworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Manor Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kenilworth Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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