Total Crime Rate

225.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 225.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 137.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.3 9/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Pines area has the 12th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 25th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Hertsmere .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Pines (WD6 4RR) in the last 12 months was 225.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% higher than the Borehamwood Brookmeadow average (171.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 77.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Pines (WD6 4RR), 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 The Pines area

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

Data Sources

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