Total Crime Rate
95.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
64.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Theobald 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.
View Crime In Borehamwood Brookmeadow| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stevenage Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Darrington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sinderby Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sinderby Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sinderby Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sinderby Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sinderby Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sinderby Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sinderby Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Stevenage Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rossington Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rossington Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theobold Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gibbons Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stevenage Crescent | — |
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