Total Crime Rate
300.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
175.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sandringham 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.
View Crime In Borehamwood Hillside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kimbolton Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Furzehill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Farm | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burghley Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arundel Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Arundel Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arundel Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Arundel Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Paul'S Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleveland Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Furzehill Road | — |
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