Total Crime Rate

132.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 132.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Public order 15.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elfrida Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Central , and the 54th highest crime rate of 275 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 Elfrida Road (WD18 0AT) in the last 12 months was 132.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% lower than the Central average (349.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elfrida Road (WD18 0AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Watford High Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elfrida Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Watford High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Farthing Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Farthing Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farthing Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4178 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roberts Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Smith Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Watford Field Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watford Field Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watford Field Road
Sep 2025Other crime Pump House Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pump House Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pump House Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watford High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watford High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watford High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Farthing Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Farthing Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Smith Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cardiff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wiggenhall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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