Crime Rates at Gateshead Road, Borehamwood, WD6 5EE

Gateshead Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Hertsmere .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gateshead Road (WD6 5EE) in the last 12 months was 111.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.9% lower than the Borehamwood Brookmeadow average (171.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gateshead Road (WD6 5EE), 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.