Total Crime Rate

52.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.5 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 52.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Gateshead Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 132nd lowest 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 Gateshead Road (WD6 4NQ) in the last 12 months was 52.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gateshead Road (WD6 4NQ), 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 Gateshead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Barnsdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Eaton Way 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 Catterick Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eaton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnsdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theobold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Meryfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Pines —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Pines —
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Data Sources

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