Total Crime Rate

100.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 20.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 14.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Greenwood Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Stanborough , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 271 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 Greenwood Drive (WD25 0HS) in the last 12 months was 100.3 per 1,000 residents and was 84.7% higher than the Stanborough average (54.3 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenwood Drive (WD25 0HS), the main crime hotspot is near Sheriff Way. Police recorded 24 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 Greenwood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Nottingham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingsway North Orbital Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fern Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Green Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenwood Drive —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Meadow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sparrow Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sparrow Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sparrow Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sparrow Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gullet Wood Road —
Apr 2026Robbery A405 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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