Total Crime Rate

75.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 75.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • 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
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sheriff Way area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Woodside , and the 136th 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 Sheriff Way (WD25 7QS) in the last 12 months was 75.2 per 1,000 residents and was 23.2% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 56.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheriff Way (WD25 7QS), the main crime hotspot is near Sheriff Way. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sheriff Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Green Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leveret Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tilia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Lea Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Lea Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Lea Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Lea Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leveret Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leveret Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farmers Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Nottingham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Meadow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenwood Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft High Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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