Total Crime Rate

1355.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1355.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 401.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 327.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 144.4 9/10
  • Other theft 91.6 10/10
  • Public order 91.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 56.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.3 10/10
  • Drugs 42.3 10/10
  • Robbery 42.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 31.7 10/10
  • Burglary 28.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 21.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.6 9/10
  • Other crime 10.6 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Granville Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Central , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 275 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 Granville Road (WD18 0GU) in the last 12 months was 1355.6 per 1,000 residents and was 288.4% higher than the Central average (349.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 114 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 158 (≈ 556.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Granville Road (WD18 0GU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 413 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (127 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Granville Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pump House Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Pump House Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wellspring Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wellspring Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wellspring Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wiggenhall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Elfrida Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pump House Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lord Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farraline Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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