Total Crime Rate

71.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 71.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 42.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Stud Green area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Woodside , and the 130th 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 Stud Green (WD25 7EU) in the last 12 months was 71.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.5% 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 , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.6 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 Stud Green (WD25 7EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Brow, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackthorn Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stud Green area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stud Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albans View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farmers Close
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Long Barn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grasmere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodside Mews
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grasmere Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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