Total Crime Rate

57.9 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 57.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Fern Way area has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Stanborough , and the 118th lowest crime rate of 275 local areas in Watford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fern Way (WD25 0HQ) in the last 12 months was 57.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% lower than the Stanborough average (60.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fern Way (WD25 0HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Briar Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gorle Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fern Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenwood Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Florence Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Meadow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Meadow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Meadow Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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