Total Crime Rate

486.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 486.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 115.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.3 10/10
  • Public order 42.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.6 10/10
  • Drugs 31.6 10/10
  • Robbery 23.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.2 10/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Red Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 10th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Hertsmere .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Red Road (WD6 4SR) in the last 12 months was 486.8 per 1,000 residents and was 183.7% higher than the Borehamwood Brookmeadow average (171.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 186.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Red Road (WD6 4SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tilehouse Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gables Avenue (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Red Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Red Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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