Total Crime Rate

61.4 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 61.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Newhouse Crescent area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Woodside , and the 124th 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 Newhouse Crescent (WD25 7HY) in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newhouse Crescent (WD25 7HY), the main crime hotspot is near Boundary Way. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newhouse Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albanwood —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horseshoe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horseshoe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horseshoe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Albanwood Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Albanwood Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albanwood —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boundary Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boundary Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boundary Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newhouse Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Brow Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bramley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Valley Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Horseshoe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albans View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blackthorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blackthorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blackthorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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