Total Crime Rate

69.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.8 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 69.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 21.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Langley Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Nascot , and the 127th lowest 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 Langley Road (WD17 4PH) in the last 12 months was 69.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% higher than the Nascot average (55.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langley Road (WD17 4PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Molteno Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lockhart Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Watford

Crime Over Time in Langley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Molteno Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Biskra Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Molteno Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Lockhart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lockhart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lockhart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Outlook Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Harmonia Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kenilworth Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Outlook Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Molteno Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 12 of 12

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑