Total Crime Rate

87.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.6 8/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Church Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Nascot , and the 120th highest crime rate of 271 local areas in Watford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (WD17 4PY) in the last 12 months was 87.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (WD17 4PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keston Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nascot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penn Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Drugs Nascot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nascot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shakespeare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marri Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marri Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marri Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marri Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marri Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marri Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Terrace Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Elton Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shakespeare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nascot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keston Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keston Mews —
Apr 2026Other theft Schreiber Grange Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Schreiber Grange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leavesden Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Terrace Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowestoft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nevill Grove Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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