Total Crime Rate

62.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 21.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 8.2 5/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 3/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodland Drive area has the 16th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Nascot , and the 113th lowest crime rate of 271 local areas in Watford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodland Drive (WD17 3DA) in the last 12 months was 62.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% higher than the Nascot average (55.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodland Drive (WD17 3DA), the main crime hotspot is near Fairlawns. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodland Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairlawns Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairlawns Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairlawns Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Temple Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Langley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kenilworth Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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