Total Crime Rate

89.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · 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 89.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Theobald Street area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 114th highest crime rate of 315 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 89.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 58.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Theobald Street (WD6 4PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Organ Hall Road (11 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 Organ Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sinderby Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tuxford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sinderby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Micklefield Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wetherby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Micklefield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Micklefield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gibbons Close —
Sep 2025Public order Stanley Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stevenage Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stevenage Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Organ Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rossington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Felton Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Burglary Farrant Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theobold Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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