Total Crime Rate
247.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Upton 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 0JS) 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 (≈ 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 0JS), 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.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Rosslyn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Victoria Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Percy Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellstones | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wellstones | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Addiscombe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Addiscombe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Addiscombe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Addiscombe Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Durban Road East | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Durban Road East | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gate House Place | Under investigation |
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