Total Crime Rate

87.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.1 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 87.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Thirsk Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 106th 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 Thirsk Road (WD6 5BZ) in the last 12 months was 87.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thirsk Road (WD6 5BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Edwintree Court. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thirsk Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alban Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbots Place —
Apr 2026Public order Stanborough Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanborough Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwood Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thirsk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thirsk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thirsk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanborough Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanborough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanborough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stanborough Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Digswell Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Digswell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Digswell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cowley Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cowley Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Edwintree Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Edwintree Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edwintree Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alban Crescent —
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Data Sources

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