Postcode · Borehamwood
Crime in WD6 4EJ
How much crime is recorded in WD6 4EJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Borehamwood Brookmeadow
- Council
- Hertsmere
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,503 (2024)
How safe is WD6 4EJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WD6 4EJ area, broadly in line with 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
32.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
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 4EJNational
Anti-social behaviour33.810.7
Violence and sexual offences26.923.6
Burglary7.99.1
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Public order3.14.6
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other crime2.71.5
Shoplifting2.08.4
Drugs1.52.4
Other theft1.14.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.