Total Crime Rate

98.5 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lemsford Court area has the 38th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 101st highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Hertsmere .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lemsford Court (WD6 2LG) in the last 12 months was 98.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% lower than the Borehamwood Brookmeadow average (171.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (β‰ˆ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lemsford Court (WD6 2LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arundel Drive, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandringham Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lemsford Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandringham Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cleveland Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Furzehill Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Furzehill Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Oakwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Furzehill Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arundel Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Arundel Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arundel Drive β€”
Sep 2025Public order Newton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linster Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Graveley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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