Total Crime Rate

77.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lemsford Court area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 125th highest 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 Lemsford Court (WD6 2LG) in the last 12 months was 77.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lemsford Court (WD6 2LG), the main crime hotspot is near Arundel Drive. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lemsford Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arundel Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Farm Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Paul'S Close —
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 2026Other theft Kimbolton Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thornbury Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Furzehill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Furzehill Road —
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Data Sources

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