Total Crime Rate

323.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

137.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 323.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 137.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 90.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.0 10/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.3 6/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Vicarage Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Oxhey , and the 14th highest crime rate of 271 local areas in Watford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vicarage Road (WD18 0EH) in the last 12 months was 323.5 per 1,000 residents and was 413.4% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 137.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Road (WD18 0EH), the main crime hotspot is near Wellstones. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 46 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/75)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellstones Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addiscombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addiscombe Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addiscombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Addiscombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Addiscombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Addiscombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Addiscombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Addiscombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addiscombe Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addiscombe Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellstones Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clark Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addiscombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stadium Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stadium Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stadium Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stadium Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stadium Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marys Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exchange Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4178 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exchange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exchange Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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