Total Crime Rate

52.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 52.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Berry Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Leggatts , and the 106th lowest crime rate of 275 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 Berry Avenue (WD24 6RY) in the last 12 months was 52.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% lower than the Leggatts average (72.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Berry Avenue (WD24 6RY), the main crime hotspot is near Brushrise. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Berry Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazel Tree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Brushrise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazel Tree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order East Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pomeroy Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazel Tree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxhill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brushrise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brushrise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brushrise Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brushrise Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brushrise Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Brushrise Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oakdene Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakdene Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakdene Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brushrise —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cherry Tree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakdene Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxhill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brushrise —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berry Avenue —

Data Sources

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