Total Crime Rate

247.3 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 247.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Public order 14.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Upton Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Central , and the 19th highest crime rate of 275 local areas in Watford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upton Road (WD18 0JF) in the last 12 months was 247.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% lower 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (β‰ˆ 127.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upton Road (WD18 0JF), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 218 crimes here, including 111 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wells Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Durban Road East β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Durban Road East β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Durban Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rosslyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Wellstones Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wellstones Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wellstones Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellstones Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”

Data Sources

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