Total Crime Rate

47.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Hope Green area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Woodside , and the 86th lowest crime rate of 275 local areas in Watford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hope Green (WD25 7HQ) in the last 12 months was 47.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% lower than the Woodside average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hope Green (WD25 7HQ), 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 Hope Green area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Brow Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Valley Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ganders Ash Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albans View 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 2025Vehicle crime Blackthorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blackthorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Forge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blackthorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linden Lea
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodside Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hope Green
Sep 2025Public order Stud Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodside Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hope Green
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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