Crime Rates at Vicarage Road, Watford, WD18 0EY

Vicarage 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 Vicarage Road (WD18 0EY) 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 Vicarage Road (WD18 0EY), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 245 crimes here, including 166 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.