Total Crime Rate

134.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 134.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 34.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 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
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

Eaton Way area has the 24th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 58th highest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hertsmere .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eaton Way (WD6 4UB) in the last 12 months was 134.2 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% lower than the Borehamwood Brookmeadow average (162.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 272.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eaton Way (WD6 4UB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Eaton Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Belford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leeming Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Allerton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sinderby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sinderby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sinderby Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sinderby Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sinderby Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sinderby Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sinderby Close —
Apr 2026Public order Eaton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eaton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leeming Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leeming Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catterick Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aycliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aycliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aycliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnsdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barnsdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Pines —
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Pines —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Meryfield Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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