Total Crime Rate
89.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Allerton Close area has the 36th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hertsmere .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Allerton Close (WD6 4AF) in the last 12 months was 89.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Allerton Close (WD6 4AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aycliffe Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Borehamwood Cowley Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aycliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sinderby Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sinderby Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sinderby Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sinderby Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sinderby Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morpeth Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eaton Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Belford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Barnsdale Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnsdale Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Allerton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aycliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sinderby Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wentbridge Path | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aycliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Welham Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Leeming Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Leeming Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Leeming Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Castleford Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sinderby Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eaton Way | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.