Postcode · Borehamwood
Crime in WD6 1FL
How much crime is recorded in WD6 1FL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Borehamwood Brookmeadow
- Council
- Hertsmere
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,377 (2024)
WD6 1FLBorehamwood
How safe is WD6 1FL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WD6 1FL area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
40.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
151
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 1FLNational
Shoplifting41.98.4
Violence and sexual offences31.023.6
Anti-social behaviour22.010.7
Public order15.24.6
Burglary14.89.1
Drugs13.02.4
Other theft7.64.5
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Robbery2.61.4
Theft from the person1.62.1
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.