Total Crime Rate

227.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 227.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 73.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 26.1 7/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Milner Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Woodside , and the 23rd 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 Milner Close (WD25 7DB) in the last 12 months was 227.2 per 1,000 residents and was 131.9% higher than the Woodside average (97.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 73.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milner Close (WD25 7DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albanwood (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Milner Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery A405 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheepcot Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sheepcot Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sheepcot Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albanwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albanwood Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albanwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sheepcot Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sheepcot Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sheepcot Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenwood Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingsway North Orbital Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheepcot Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farmers Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Green Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Meadow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albans View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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