Total Crime Rate

121.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.5 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 121.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.5 5/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Gibbons Close area has the 27th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 70th highest crime rate of 317 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 Gibbons Close (WD6 4TF) in the last 12 months was 121.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gibbons Close (WD6 4TF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Darrington Road, where police recorded 20 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 Gibbons Close area

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

Data Sources

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