Total Crime Rate

416.1 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 416.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 197.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.1 9/10
  • Other theft 43.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.5 9/10
  • Public order 14.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Stirling Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 11th 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 Stirling Way (WD6 2BT) in the last 12 months was 416.1 per 1,000 residents and was 142.4% higher than the Borehamwood Brookmeadow average (171.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 90.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stirling Way (WD6 2BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 104 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stirling Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Other theft Nicoll Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stirling Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shetland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dales Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clydesdale Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clydesdale Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clydesdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tinwell Mews —
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Data Sources

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