Total Crime Rate

50.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.3 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 50.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.3 4/10
  • Drugs 20.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dunnock Close area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 123rd 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 Dunnock Close (WD6 2EL) in the last 12 months was 50.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.8% lower than the Borehamwood Brookmeadow average (162.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunnock Close (WD6 2EL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 211 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dunnock Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keystone Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keystone Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keystone Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keystone Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Keystone Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Keystone Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Keystone Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keystone Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glenhaven Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Glenhaven Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Glenhaven Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Glenhaven Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glenhaven Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenhaven Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Glenhaven Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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