Postcode · Borehamwood
Crime in WD6 5LS
How much crime is recorded in WD6 5LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Borehamwood Cowley Hill
- Council
- Hertsmere
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,866 (2024)
How safe is WD6 5LS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WD6 5LS 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
33.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 5LSNational
Violence and sexual offences28.923.6
Anti-social behaviour12.410.7
Burglary7.59.1
Drugs5.32.4
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Public order2.84.6
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other theft2.34.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% 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.