Crime Rates at Dacre Gardens, Borehamwood, WD6 2JR

Dacre Gardens area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 58th 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 Dacre Gardens (WD6 2JR) in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 83.6% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dacre Gardens (WD6 2JR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.