Total Crime Rate

52.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.0 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 52.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 18.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 23rd lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 130th 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 2EF) in the last 12 months was 52.2 per 1,000 residents and was 67.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Furzehill Road (WD6 2EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Keystone Passage, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B5378 (23 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 B5378
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Keystone Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Keystone Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Keystone Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keystone Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keystone Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keystone Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keystone Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keystone Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keystone Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keystone Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keystone Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedars Close
Apr 2026Robbery Centenary Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Centenary Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mildred Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mildred Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B5378
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B5378
Apr 2026Shoplifting B5378 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B5378 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B5378 Local resolution

Data Sources

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