Total Crime Rate

259.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 259.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 106.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.7 9/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 10/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Brodewater Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 19th 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 Brodewater Road (WD6 5AJ) in the last 12 months was 259.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 106.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brodewater Road (WD6 5AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brook Close, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Canterbury Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brodewater Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Brook Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canterbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Brook Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eldon Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eldon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alban Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alban Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Close
Apr 2026Burglary Bracken Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartforde Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winstre Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broughinge Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hartforde Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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