Crime Rates at The Brow, Watford, WD25 7ES

The Brow area has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Woodside , and the 70th highest 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 The Brow (WD25 7ES) in the last 12 months was 118.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -38.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 74.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Brow (WD25 7ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackthorn Close, where police recorded 24 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.