Total Crime Rate

26.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 26.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 7.3 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Furzehill Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 58th lowest crime rate of 317 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 Furzehill Road (WD6 2DR) in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 83.6% lower than the Borehamwood Brookmeadow average (162.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Furzehill Road (WD6 2DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandringham Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Furzehill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinto Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Kimbolton Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantham Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burghley Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Paul'S Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinto Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinto Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinto Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hunter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Connemara Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hunter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hunter Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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