Crime Rates at Wiggenhall Road, Watford, WD18 0HS

Wiggenhall Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oxhey , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 275 local areas in Watford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wiggenhall Road (WD18 0HS) in the last 12 months was 97.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wiggenhall Road (WD18 0HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cardiff Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.