Total Crime Rate

48.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 48.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hagden Lane area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Holywell , and the 92nd 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 Hagden Lane (WD18 0HJ) in the last 12 months was 48.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% lower than the Holywell average (114.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hagden Lane (WD18 0HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 273 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 Hagden Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belgrave Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harwoods Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Euston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chester Road —
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 Christie Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harwoods Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harwoods Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harwoods Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queens Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queens Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holm Oak Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watford West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kensington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kensington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holywell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holywell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benskin Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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