Total Crime Rate
96.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
52.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Crown Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 89th highest crime rate of 317 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 Crown Road (WD6 5JL) in the last 12 months was 96.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crown Road (WD6 5JL), the main crime hotspot is near Palmers Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Borehamwood Cowley Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Edwintree Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oddesey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bracken Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Palmers Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Palmers Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Palmers Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edwintree Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanborough Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanborough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crown Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alban Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alban Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanborough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartforde Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hartforde Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Oddesey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Edwintree Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cowley Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cowley Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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