Total Crime Rate

140.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 140.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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
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

Niven Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Borehamwood Kenilworth , and the 54th highest crime rate of 315 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 Niven Close (WD6 5RE) in the last 12 months was 140.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% higher than the Borehamwood Kenilworth average (95.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Niven Close (WD6 5RE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Studio Way, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grenfell Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Niven Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Elstree Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elstree Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Novello Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horizon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grenfell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denham Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cygnet Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cygnet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Studio Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milland Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sellers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A5135 —
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Data Sources

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