Postcode · Borehamwood
Crime in WD6 1DN
How much crime is recorded in WD6 1DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Borehamwood Kenilworth
- Council
- Hertsmere
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,808 (2024)
WD6 1DNBorehamwood
How safe is WD6 1DN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WD6 1DN area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WD6 1DNNational
Burglary16.99.1
Violence and sexual offences9.023.6
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft3.54.5
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Public order2.14.6
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime0.81.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Shoplifting0.68.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.