Crime Rates at Vicarage Road, Watford, WD18 0EW

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 0EW) 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 0EW), the main crime hotspot is near Banbury Street. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.