Total Crime Rate

21.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 21.3 2/10
  • Violent crimes 13.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hempstead Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Nascot , and the 29th lowest crime rate of 271 local areas in Watford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hempstead Road (WD17 3HF) in the last 12 months was 21.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.3% lower than the Nascot average (55.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hempstead Road (WD17 3HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Molteno Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairlawns (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hempstead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Orchard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairlawns Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Outlook Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Biskra Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Molteno Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Molteno Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Molteno Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Harmonia Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Outlook Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairlawns Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairlawns Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kenilworth Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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