Crime Rate in Holywell, ward

Holywell has the 2nd highest crime rate of 12 wards in Watford district and the 1457th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 114th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Holywell in the last 12 months was 108.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% lower than the Watford district average (112.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Holywell’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 390 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 7 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 69.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -47.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 464 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Holywell ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.