Total Crime Rate

59.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · 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 59.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crakers Mead area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Central , and the 121st lowest crime rate of 275 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 Crakers Mead (WD18 0JZ) in the last 12 months was 59.6 per 1,000 residents and was 82.9% lower than the Central average (349.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -68.8% ).

In the area around Crakers Mead (WD18 0JZ), 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 Crakers Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/112)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Addiscombe Road —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Percy Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fearnley Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Clark Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Clark Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Percy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellstones —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellstones —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Percy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellstones —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watford House Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellstones —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellstones —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellstones —
Sep 2025Other theft Percy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellstones —
Sep 2025Other theft Wellstones Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wellstones Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Wellstones Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percy Road —
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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