Total Crime Rate

97.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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
  • 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

Ellwood Gardens area has the 7th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Stanborough , and the 91st highest crime rate of 275 local areas in Watford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ellwood Gardens (WD25 0DS) in the last 12 months was 97.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% higher than the Stanborough average (60.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellwood Gardens (WD25 0DS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ellwood Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westwick Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westwick Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheepcot Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheepcot Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Conifers Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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