Total Crime Rate

83.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Vicarage Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Central , and the 116th 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 Vicarage Road (WD18 0DE) in the last 12 months was 83.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Road (WD18 0DE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 400 crimes here, including 123 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vicarage Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Percy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Hornets Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Francis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percy Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Percy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Percy Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Percy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wellstones Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Hornets —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Hornets —
Sep 2025Robbery Wellstones Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merton Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Wellstones Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellstones —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wellstones Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs High Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs High Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wells Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wells Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kings Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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