Total Crime Rate

70.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Bennington Drive area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 139th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Hertsmere .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bennington Drive (WD6 4UE) in the last 12 months was 70.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bennington Drive (WD6 4UE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 157 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bennington Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northgate Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allerton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Catterick Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allerton Close —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Leeming Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Leeming Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Leeming Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leeming Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Beech Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winthorpe Gardens 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Clifton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Aycliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aycliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnsdale Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnsdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northgate Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belford Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belford Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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