Total Crime Rate

102.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Leeming Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 82nd 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 Leeming Road (WD6 4EF) in the last 12 months was 102.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leeming Road (WD6 4EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warenford Way (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leeming Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eaton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ranskill Road
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Warenford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warenford Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catterick Way
Apr 2026Public order Eaton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gateshead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gateshead Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentbridge Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welham Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leeming Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leeming Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leeming Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ranskill Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ranskill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barnsdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnsdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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