Total Crime Rate

49.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 49.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Souldern Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Oxhey , and the 94th lowest crime rate of 271 local areas in Watford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Souldern Street (WD18 0EU) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 209.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Souldern Street (WD18 0EU), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 275 crimes here, including 194 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Souldern Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durban Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Christie Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Addiscombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Christie Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Christie Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Addiscombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Christie Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addiscombe Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addiscombe Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durban Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durban Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Hornets —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chester Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addiscombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Hornets —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Hornets Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Aynho Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holywell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addiscombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merton Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Banbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addiscombe Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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