Total Crime Rate

192.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 192.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 83.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woolman Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Nascot , and the 28th highest crime rate of 275 local areas in Watford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woolman Road (WD17 4DQ) in the last 12 months was 192.2 per 1,000 residents and was 243.2% higher than the Nascot average (56.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 75.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 492.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woolman Road (WD17 4DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Molteno Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woolman Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Molteno Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baldwin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sussex Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sussex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lockhart Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lockhart Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lockhart Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Molteno Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Molteno Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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