Total Crime Rate

30.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · 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 10th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 57th lowest crime rate of 315 local areas in Hertsmere .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shenley Road (WD6 1TP) in the last 12 months was 30.0 per 1,000 residents and was 82.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shenley Road (WD6 1TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Palmers Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shenley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tomblin Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tomblin Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmers Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmers Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holmesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edulf Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gernat Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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