Total Crime Rate
190.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
77.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Studio Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Borehamwood Kenilworth , and the 27th highest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hertsmere .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Studio Way (WD6 5FG) in the last 12 months was 190.5 per 1,000 residents and was 111.5% higher than the Borehamwood Kenilworth average (90.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (β 77.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Studio Way (WD6 5FG), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Borehamwood Kenilworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholas Hawksmoor Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholas Hawksmoor Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | A5135 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Holmesley Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodhill Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hancock Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hancock Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hancock Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horizon Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Studio Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Elstree Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Rutherford Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rutherford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Niven Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gregson Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gregson Close | β |
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