Total Crime Rate

96.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 96.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Gateshead 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 Gateshead Road (WD6 5LJ) 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 Gateshead Road (WD6 5LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bracken Close, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edwintree Court (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gateshead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Oddesey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hartforde Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oddesey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bracken Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alban Crescent —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cowley Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cowley Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Edwintree Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Edwintree Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edwintree Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartforde Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanborough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alban Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanborough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanborough Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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