Total Crime Rate

327.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 327.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 150.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sherborne Cottages area has the 9th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Central , and the 15th 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 Sherborne Cottages (WD18 0BF) in the last 12 months was 327.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% lower than the Central average (349.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherborne Cottages (WD18 0BF), the main crime hotspot is near Local Board Road. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sherborne Cottages area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Elfrida Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Local Board Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watford High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watford High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Watford High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Local Board Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Local Board Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Local Board Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Local Board Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Local Board Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watford Field Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watford High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Local Board Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Farthing Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pump House Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Watford Field Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wellspring Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wellspring Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wellspring Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Pump House Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pump House Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Local Board Road
Sep 2025Other theft New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order New Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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