Postcode · Borehamwood
Crime in WD6 5HA
How much crime is recorded in WD6 5HA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Borehamwood Cowley Hill
- Council
- Hertsmere
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,252 (2024)
WD6 5HABorehamwood
How safe is WD6 5HA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 53.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WD6 5HA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
53.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
111
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 5HANational
Violence and sexual offences43.123.6
Anti-social behaviour27.610.7
Burglary14.39.1
Public order9.04.6
Criminal damage and arson7.84.7
Other theft6.24.5
Drugs5.32.4
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.41.4
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 64% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.