Total Crime Rate
27.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sherwoods Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Oxhey , and the 47th 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 Sherwoods Road (WD19 4AZ) in the last 12 months was 27.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% lower than the Oxhey average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sherwoods Road (WD19 4AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vera Court, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elm Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Watford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lowson Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lime Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Avenue | Under investigation |
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