Total Crime Rate

60.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.7 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 60.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Warenford Way area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 156th lowest crime rate of 317 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 Warenford Way (WD6 5ES) in the last 12 months was 60.8 per 1,000 residents and was 62.6% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Warenford Way (WD6 5ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Northgate Path, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warenford Way (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Warenford Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Digswell Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winstre Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gateshead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welham Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warenford Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warenford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ranskill Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ranskill Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ranskill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentbridge Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gateshead Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Digswell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Digswell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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