Total Crime Rate

105.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 105.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 36.5 6/10
  • Other theft 27.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Drugs 13.7 9/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Queens Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Central , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 271 local areas in Watford .

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 Queens Road (WD1 2QL) in the last 12 months was 105.0 per 1,000 residents and was 69.7% lower than the Central average (346.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( 20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Road (WD1 2QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 149 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Loates Lane (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Keele Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lord Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lord Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lord Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Place
Apr 2026Drugs Queen'S Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Pankhurst Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queen'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ebury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ebury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reeds Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Queen'S Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Queen'S Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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