Crime Rates at Vicarage Road, Watford, WD18 0HD

Vicarage Road area has the highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oxhey , and the 9th 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 Vicarage Road (WD18 0HD) in the last 12 months was 560.6 per 1,000 residents and was 848.6% higher than the Oxhey average (59.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 154 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -48.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 188 (≈ 367.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 392.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Road (WD18 0HD), 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.