Postcode · Watford
Crime in WD25 0GR
How much crime is recorded in WD25 0GR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bricket Wood & Chiswell Green
- Council
- St Albans
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,812 (2024)
WD25 0GRWatford
How safe is WD25 0GR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WD25 0GR area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WD25 0GRNational
Anti-social behaviour18.210.7
Violence and sexual offences14.323.6
Burglary11.19.1
Public order4.54.6
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Shoplifting3.58.4
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other crime2.01.5
Drugs1.82.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.