(CA1) Woodside Ward

Your local Neighbourhood Policing Team works to prevent crime and anti-social behaviour in this area.  They also respond to issues or concerns, conduct regular patrols and hold surgeries to share crime prevention advice.

Other units also work in this area, responding to emergency calls (Intervention) and investigating crimes (Local Crime Unit). 

Your local contactable officer is listed as PC Chris Reeve below, you can also contact us via our website or call 101. 
If it is an emergency, you should always call 999.

Andy Metselaar (Hertfordshire Constabulary, Acting Inspector, Watford)

Andy Metselaar

Acting Inspector

Chris Reeve (Hertfordshire Constabulary, Police Constable, Watford - Woodside & Leggatts)

Chris Reeve

Police Constable

Matthew Hardy (Hertfordshire Constabulary, Sergeant, Watford - North)

Matthew Hardy

Sergeant

Local Priority Issues

We regularly speak to local residents to establish what issues they may be experiencing in the area. The word cloud below represents the issues that residents of (CA1) Woodside Ward have highlighted as priorities for the area recently (including some that say “I have no issues”).

Word clouds are graphical representations of word frequency that give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently. The larger the word in the visual below the more common the word was in the local survey.

We seek to tackle the issues raised in line with our Local Policing Community Charter.

To 'Have your say' on local issues, please click on the button below to complete a short survey.

What members in (CA1) Woodside Ward are saying are the issues in the area:

Latest Alerts

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Man jailed following shooting in Bushey

Dear Resident A man has today (Monday 9 June) been sentenced to 22 years in prison following a s...

Hertfordshire Constabulary
09/06/2025 16:55:33

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Rural vehicle crime training

Good Afternoon Resident Yesterday (06/06/2025) officers from the Rural Operational Support Team ...

Hertfordshire Constabulary
07/06/2025 14:43:21

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Coffee with a cop @ Coffee House, Courtlands Drive : Fri 06 Jun 10:30 - 12:30

Dear Resident, North Watford Neighbourhood Policing Team will be holding a ‘Coffee with a Cop’ ...

Hertfordshire Constabulary
05/06/2025 08:24:32

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Theft of Motor Vehicle

Dear Resident Between 02/06/25 12.00hrs to 02/06/25 14.00hrs a theft of a FIAT ABARTH occurred...

Hertfordshire Constabulary
03/06/2025 07:58:37

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Are you ready for anything? Share your views

Sent on behalf of Hertfordshire's Local Resilience ForumDear Resident Hertfordshire’s Local Resi...

Hertfordshire Constabulary
30/05/2025 13:05:15

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Plate Safe

Dear Member, The Watford Neighbourhood Policing Team is organising a Plate Safe event on 31st May ...

Hertfordshire Constabulary
28/05/2025 14:53:09

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Theft of a Motor Vehicle - Weall Green, Watford

Dear Resident Between 25/05/2025 21:30 to 26/05/2025 06:10 a theft of a vehicle occurred in We...

Hertfordshire Constabulary
27/05/2025 08:28:05

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Vehicle Interference/Damage

Dear Resident Between 22/5/25 16.30hrs to 24/5/25 10.30hrs a vehicle had damage which occurre...

Hertfordshire Constabulary
25/05/2025 07:39:16

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