Total Crime Rate
28.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodgate Mews area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Nascot , and the 53rd lowest crime rate of 271 local areas in Watford .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodgate Mews (WD17 4PG) in the last 12 months was 28.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% lower than the Nascot average (55.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodgate Mews (WD17 4PG), the main crime hotspot is near Lockhart Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Watford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexandra Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Outlook Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Elton Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Outlook Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Schreiber Grange | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Schreiber Grange | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Biskra | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockhart Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockhart Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lockhart Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Herga Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kenilworth Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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