Crime Rates at Chester Road, Watford, WD18 0LH

Chester Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Oxhey , and the 132nd lowest crime rate of 271 local areas in Watford .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chester Road (WD18 0LH) in the last 12 months was 72.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% higher than the Oxhey average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (WD18 0LH), 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.