Postcode · Watford
Crime in WD25 7EE
How much crime is recorded in WD25 7EE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodside & Leavesden Green
- Council
- Watford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,248 (2024)
How safe is WD25 7EE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WD25 7EE area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 7EENational
Violence and sexual offences25.923.6
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Burglary3.09.1
Other theft2.54.5
Public order2.34.6
Shoplifting1.88.4
Drugs1.32.4
Robbery0.41.4
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.