Crime Rates at Cardinal Avenue, Borehamwood, WD6 1ST

Cardinal Avenue area has the 38th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 101st highest crime rate of 315 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 Cardinal Avenue (WD6 1ST) in the last 12 months was 98.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% lower than the Borehamwood Brookmeadow average (171.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardinal Avenue (WD6 1ST), the main crime hotspot is near Whitehouse Avenue. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.