Total Crime Rate

81.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.2 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 81.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Grove Road area has the 40th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 115th 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 Grove Road (WD6 5DS) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Road (WD6 5DS), the main crime hotspot is near Canterbury Road. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grove Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Digswell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warenford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winstre Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Digswell Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Digswell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canterbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warenford Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ranskill Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gateshead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gateshead Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ranskill Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ranskill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brook Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Brook Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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