Total Crime Rate

300.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

175.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 300.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 175.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 153.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.0 10/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sandringham Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 15th highest crime rate of 317 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 Sandringham Close (WD6 2FY) in the last 12 months was 300.9 per 1,000 residents and was 85.2% higher 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 175.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandringham Close (WD6 2FY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arundel Drive, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lullington Garth (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandringham Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Kimbolton Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Furzehill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Farm Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burghley Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arundel Drive
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arundel Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arundel Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arundel Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Paul'S Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Furzehill Road

Data Sources

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