Total Crime Rate

33.7 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 33.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 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

Furzehill Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 70th 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 Furzehill Road (WD6 2DS) in the last 12 months was 33.7 per 1,000 residents and was 80.4% lower than the Borehamwood Brookmeadow average (171.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Furzehill Road (WD6 2DS), the main crime hotspot is near Lullington Garth. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Furzehill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandringham Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Furzehill Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cleveland Crescent —
Sep 2025Public order Newton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linster Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Furzehill Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Furzehill Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lullington Garth Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lullington Garth Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lullington Garth Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Graveley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lullington Garth Under investigation

Data Sources

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