Total Crime Rate

379.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 379.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 98.5 10/10
  • Public order 64.0 10/10
  • Other crime 34.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.6 10/10
  • Burglary 14.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tempsford Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Borehamwood Kenilworth , and the 13th highest crime rate of 315 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 Tempsford Avenue (WD6 2PD) in the last 12 months was 379.3 per 1,000 residents and was 296.0% higher than the Borehamwood Kenilworth average (95.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 108.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 192.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tempsford Avenue (WD6 2PD), the main crime hotspot is near Rye Close. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tempsford Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Rye Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Croft Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newark Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Easton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nicoll Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rye Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rye Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warren Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rye Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warren Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warren Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rye Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Howard Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knebworth Path —
Sep 2025Other crime Rye Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Easton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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