Total Crime Rate

130.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 130.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 8/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Liverpool Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Oxhey , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 271 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 Liverpool Road (WD18 0DN) in the last 12 months was 130.2 per 1,000 residents and was 106.6% higher than the Oxhey average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 66.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -94.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Liverpool Road (WD18 0DN), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Liverpool Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farraline Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merton Road
Apr 2026Drugs Merton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stadium Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Hornets Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Hornets
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Hornets
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farraline Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farraline Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merton Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merton Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farraline Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Close
Apr 2026Other crime St James Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Hornets
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4178 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stadium Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stadium Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Elfrida Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stadium Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stadium Way
Apr 2026Burglary Aynho Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Merton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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