Total Crime Rate

81.4 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 81.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ganders Ash area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Woodside , and the 119th 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 Ganders Ash (WD25 7HD) in the last 12 months was 81.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ganders Ash (WD25 7HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Brow, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sheriff Way (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ganders Ash area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hope Green —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albans View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Valley Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sheriff Way Under investigation
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 2025Vehicle crime Ganders Ash Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Stud Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Forge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hope Green —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Brow Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linden Lea —
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Data Sources

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