Postcode · Borehamwood
Crime in WD6 3AB
How much crime is recorded in WD6 3AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Radlett
- Council
- Hertsmere
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,476 (2024)
WD6 3ABBorehamwood
How safe is WD6 3AB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WD6 3AB area, less than half 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
15.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 3ABNational
Burglary15.39.1
Violence and sexual offences7.123.6
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other theft1.74.5
Public order1.14.6
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.42.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.