Total Crime Rate

128.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.8 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 128.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 40.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Hunter Walk area has the 25th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 317 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 Hunter Walk (WD6 2SP) in the last 12 months was 128.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hunter Walk (WD6 2SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hunter Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dales Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Paul'S Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dales Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinto Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinto Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tinwell Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shetland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shetland Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shetland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shetland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hunter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Connemara Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hunter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hunter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinto Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinto Close —
Apr 2026Public order Elstree Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burghley Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantham Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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