Total Crime Rate

142.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 142.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wetherby Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 55th 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 Wetherby Road (WD6 4LQ) in the last 12 months was 142.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 75.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wetherby Road (WD6 4LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Sinderby Close. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wetherby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rossington Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sinderby Close —
Apr 2026Public order Rossington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibbons Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theobold Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sinderby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sinderby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Darrington Road —
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 Theobald Street —
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Data Sources

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