Total Crime Rate

63.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 63.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

High Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Woodside , and the 114th lowest crime rate of 271 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 High Road (WD25 7BF) in the last 12 months was 63.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.9% lower than the Woodside average (97.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Road (WD25 7BF), the main crime hotspot is near Linden Lea. Police recorded 18 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 High Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leveret Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Lea Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leveret Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ross Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunderland Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nottingham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Lea Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leveret Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Lea Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Lea Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tilia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edson Close —
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Data Sources

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