Total Crime Rate

319.3 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 319.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 159.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.2 9/10
  • Public order 29.4 10/10
  • Drugs 25.2 10/10
  • Burglary 21.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Other theft 12.6 8/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wentbridge Path area has the 8th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 15th 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 Wentbridge Path (WD6 4ET) in the last 12 months was 319.3 per 1,000 residents and was 86.1% higher than the Borehamwood Brookmeadow average (171.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (β‰ˆ 193.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 197.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wentbridge Path (WD6 4ET), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 157 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wentbridge Path area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winthorpe Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bennington Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Campions Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnsdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnsdale Close β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woolmer Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bennington Drive β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Leeming Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leeming Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Hornbeam Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Aycliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairburn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fairburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fairburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Leeming Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Northgate Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northgate Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentbridge Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Clifton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ranskill Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warenford Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allerton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allerton Close β€”

Data Sources

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