Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 83.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • 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
  • 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

Sheepcot Lane area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Woodside , and the 117th highest 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 Sheepcot Lane (WD25 7DL) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% lower than the Woodside average (96.5 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 44.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheepcot Lane (WD25 7DL), the main crime hotspot is near Sheriff Way. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sheepcot Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hope Green —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tilia Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hope Green —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ganders Ash Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linden Lea —
Sep 2025Public order Stud Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Forge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheriff Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheriff Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheriff Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sheriff Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tilia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tilia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tilia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albans View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime High Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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