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Crime in WD25 7FL

How much crime is recorded in WD25 7FL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Woodside & Leavesden Green
Council
Watford
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,987 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WD25 7FL

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WD25 7FL 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
20.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 7FLNational
Violence and sexual offences16.923.6
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Other theft3.74.5
Burglary3.39.1
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.62.4
Public order0.34.6
Shoplifting0.28.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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