Total Crime Rate

116.3 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 116.3 8/10
  • Public order 30.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Clifton Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oxhey , and the 69th highest crime rate of 275 local areas in Watford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clifton Road (WD18 0DH) in the last 12 months was 116.3 per 1,000 residents and was 96.9% higher than the Oxhey average (59.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 60.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 340.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifton Road (WD18 0DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merton Road, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Passage (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clifton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fearnley Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clifton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Aynho Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Aynho Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Hornets Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Hornets
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Hornets
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Percy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Percy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Percy Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other theft Percy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percy Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aynho Street
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cardiff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Francis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Clark Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Clark Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifton Road
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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