Borehamwood and Elstree vs Hitchin Rural

Borehamwood and Elstree has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 4,469 crimes in the last 12 months. Hitchin Rural has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) with 1,084 crimes. Borehamwood and Elstree scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Borehamwood and Elstree shows a year-on-year crime trend of -7.7% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Hitchin Rural shows -1.5% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Borehamwood and Elstree, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,497 incidents). In Hitchin Rural, it is Violent Crime (434 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Borehamwood and Elstree recorded 901 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Hitchin Rural recorded 215. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Borehamwood and Elstree totalled 1,497 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 434 in Hitchin Rural. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Borehamwood and Elstree recorded 4,841 crimes (now 4,469, a change of -7.7%). Hitchin Rural recorded 1,100 crimes previously (now 1,084, -1.5%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Borehamwood and Elstree has a resolution rate of 23.4% and Hitchin Rural has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Borehamwood and Elstree falls within the Hertfordshire Constabulary boundary. Hitchin Rural is covered by Hertfordshire Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Borehamwood and Elstree and Hitchin Rural. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.