Total Crime Rate

148.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.6 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 148.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 45.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Drugs 22.8 10/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Allerton Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 50th 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 Allerton Road (WD6 4AJ) in the last 12 months was 148.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Allerton Road (WD6 4AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Allerton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Belford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sinderby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leeming Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leeming Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leeming Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sinderby Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sinderby Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sinderby Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sinderby Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sinderby Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sinderby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Allerton Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morpeth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aycliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aycliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aycliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castleford Close —
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Data Sources

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