Crime Rates at Melrose Avenue, Borehamwood, WD6 2BH

Melrose Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 82nd lowest 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 Melrose Avenue (WD6 2BH) in the last 12 months was 36.1 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% lower than the Borehamwood Brookmeadow average (171.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melrose Avenue (WD6 2BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Byron Avenue, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Furzehill Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.