Postcode · Watford
Crime in WD25 9NA
How much crime is recorded in WD25 9NA, 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
- 1,945 (2024)
WD25 9NAWatford
How safe is WD25 9NA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WD25 9NA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 9NANational
Burglary10.69.1
Violence and sexual offences7.823.6
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Other theft2.24.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Public order0.44.6
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.