Total Crime Rate

53.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Briar Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Stanborough , and the 107th 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 Briar Road (WD25 0HL) in the last 12 months was 53.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% lower than the Stanborough average (60.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briar Road (WD25 0HL), the main crime hotspot is near Sheriff Way. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Briar Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Meadow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheriff Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Florence Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheriff Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sheriff Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenwood Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheriff Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Meadow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Meadow Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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