Total Crime Rate

624.4 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 624.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 253.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 141.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.9 10/10
  • Public order 43.9 10/10
  • Drugs 34.2 10/10
  • Other theft 34.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 14.6 9/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Shenley Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 6th 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 Shenley Road (WD6 1TF) in the last 12 months was 624.4 per 1,000 residents and was 263.8% higher 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 307.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shenley Road (WD6 1TF), the main crime hotspot is near Shenley Road. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shenley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shenley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shenley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shenley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shenley Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Holmesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Maxwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Maxwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maxwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tomblin Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tomblin Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Brook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Brook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —

Data Sources

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