Total Crime Rate
80.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cavendish Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Watling , and the 164th highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cavendish Road (AL3 8PS) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% lower than the Watling average (84.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cavendish Road (AL3 8PS), the main crime hotspot is near Park View Drive. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fullerton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fullerton Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Vicarage Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Becks Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Becks Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park View Drive | — |
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