Total Crime Rate

158.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 158.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 70.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Molteno Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Nascot , and the 47th 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 Molteno Road (WD17 4UD) in the last 12 months was 158.4 per 1,000 residents and was 187.3% higher than the Nascot average (55.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 27 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 Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 480.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Molteno Road (WD17 4UD), 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 Molteno Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Outlook Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairlawns Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Outlook Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairlawns Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime 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
Apr 2026Drugs Harmonia Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Biskra Under investigation
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Data Sources

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