Total Crime Rate

95.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 95.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 64.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Theobald Street area has the 34th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 94th highest 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 Theobald Street (WD6 4PE) in the last 12 months was 95.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 64.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Theobald Street (WD6 4PE), 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 Theobald Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Stevenage Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Sinderby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sinderby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sinderby Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sinderby Close —
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Theobold Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibbons Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stevenage Crescent —

Data Sources

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