Total Crime Rate

161.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 161.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.5 9/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Lockhart Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Nascot , and the 44th highest crime rate of 271 local areas in Watford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lockhart Road (WD17 4BQ) in the last 12 months was 161.6 per 1,000 residents and was 193.1% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 80.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lockhart Road (WD17 4BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Lockhart Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lockhart Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Callowland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lockhart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Outlook Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Outlook Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Callowland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Schreiber Grange Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lockhart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Schreiber Grange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Lockhart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leavesden Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shakespeare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Callowland Place —
Apr 2026Public order Shakespeare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Biskra Under investigation
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Data Sources

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