Total Crime Rate

64.5 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 64.5 6/10
  • Other theft 25.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 5/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Lych Gate area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Woodside , and the 128th 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 Lych Gate (WD25 0LS) in the last 12 months was 64.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.1% lower than the Woodside average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lych Gate (WD25 0LS), the main crime hotspot is near Newlands Walk. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lych Gate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newlands Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pilgrim Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kytes Drive —
Sep 2025Drugs Pilgrim Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kytes Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kytes Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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