Crime Rates at Stanborough Avenue, Borehamwood, WD6 5LY

Stanborough Avenue area has the 38th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Borehamwood Brookmeadow , and the 106th highest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hertsmere .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stanborough Avenue (WD6 5LY) in the last 12 months was 87.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanborough Avenue (WD6 5LY), 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.