Total Crime Rate

639.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

278.1 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 639.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 278.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 229.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 165.9 10/10
  • Other theft 53.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.8 10/10
  • Public order 48.8 10/10
  • Drugs 39.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shenley Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 4th highest crime rate of 317 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 1TH) in the last 12 months was 639.0 per 1,000 residents and was 293.3% higher than the Borehamwood Brookmeadow average (162.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (β‰ˆ 278.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shenley Road (WD6 1TH), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 23 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodhill Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tomblin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shenley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Maxwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Maxwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broughinge Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tomblin Close β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholas Hawksmoor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shenley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholas Hawksmoor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmesley Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Shenley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Close β€”

Data Sources

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