Total Crime Rate

93.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 93.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brook Road area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 109th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Hertsmere .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brook Road (WD6 5HB) in the last 12 months was 93.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% lower than the Borehamwood Brookmeadow average (171.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Road (WD6 5HB), the main crime hotspot is near Canterbury Road. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brook Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Fairburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aberford Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winstre Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Aberford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Hornbeam Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Grove Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Canterbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairburn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barton Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fairburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Canterbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Canterbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warenford Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ranskill Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Badminton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Badminton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Badminton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Badminton Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Badminton Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Clifton Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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