Total Crime Rate

84.4 per 1,000 7/10 Β· 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 84.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Theobald Street area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 121st highest crime rate of 315 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 Theobald Street (WD6 4PA) in the last 12 months was 84.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (β‰ˆ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Theobald Street (WD6 4PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maydwell Lodge, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beech Drive (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Theobald Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stevenage Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sinderby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Maydwell Lodge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Pines β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Beech Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alconbury Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sinderby Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Pines β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Pines β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bennington Drive β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Bennington Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stevenage Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beechfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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