Total Crime Rate

25.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 25.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 22.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cromwell Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 54th lowest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hertsmere .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cromwell Road (WD6 4LW) in the last 12 months was 25.1 per 1,000 residents and was 84.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Road (WD6 4LW), 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 Cromwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Pines —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Sinderby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Pines —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibbons Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Darrington Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Belford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stevenage Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rossington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rossington Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Stevenage Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stevenage Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sinderby Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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