An innocent homeowner says he feels "humiliated" after police mistakenly raided his home.

Officers raided homes across Borehamwood on the morning of March 3 as part of a planned operation designed to "disrupt criminality in the area".

But the Times has been told by one man how police raided his home in Crown Road, which police later admitted was a mistake.

The man, who we are not identifying for legal reasons, had his front door broken down at 6.40am - shocking him and his family.

He said: "Despite large numbers on my door indicating my address, police still smashed my front door in, causing damage to the door, inside wall, and the area around it.

"Then when the officers realised their mistake, one still went around the house searching it for six minutes opening draws and wardrobes, leaving me and my family victimised."

The man was left with a boarded up door and even though police will cover the costs of the damage to his house, the homeowner says he has been told by officers it is his responsibility to arrange repairs and pay tradesmen before claiming the money back.

The boarded up door after the raid

The boarded up door after the raid

The Times has been shown CCTV from 6.38am on March 3 which shows six officers marching onto his driveway, some in helmets, before they are seen forcing his way into the property.

During the raids in Borehamwood, police said drugs and weapons were seized.

The man continued: "My neighbours saw a story published in the paper claiming a big success tackling drugs.

"Now my neighbours are avoiding me thinking I’m some criminal mastermind. It is humiliating. I want this black mark removed from my family."

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He says he has received an apology from the police but says he has made a formal complaint to Hertfordshire Constabulary about the incident, believing the officers involved should have showed more "due diligence" in identifying the correct address.

A police spokesperson told the Times: "Hertfordshire Constabulary is aware of the matter and is liaising directly with the homeowner to resolve the issue."