Total Crime Rate

501.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 501.2 10/10
  • Other theft 156.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 114.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Elstree Way area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Borehamwood Kenilworth , and the 9th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Hertsmere .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elstree Way (WD6 1RX) in the last 12 months was 501.2 per 1,000 residents and was 423.2% higher than the Borehamwood Kenilworth average (95.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -87.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 105.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elstree Way (WD6 1RX), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 145 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elstree Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Croft Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newark Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Corfe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Corfe Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Corfe Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rowley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Crescent —
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Crescent —
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Data Sources

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