Total Crime Rate
97.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Haines Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Woodside , and the 92nd 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 Haines Way (WD25 7QD) in the last 12 months was 97.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 59.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 171.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 159.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Haines Way (WD25 7QD), 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.
View Crime In Woodside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheepcot Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Meadow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Meadow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Meadow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenwood Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheriff Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheriff Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheriff Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sheriff Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Valley Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sheepcot Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Michaels Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Albans View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Milner Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Brow | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
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