Total Crime Rate

100.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Addiscombe Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Oxhey , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 271 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 Addiscombe Road (WD18 0ND) in the last 12 months was 100.2 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 50.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Addiscombe Road (WD18 0ND), the main crime hotspot is near Wells Yard. Police recorded 144 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Addiscombe Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Addiscombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Court View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Court View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellstones
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addiscombe Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addiscombe Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Addiscombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Addiscombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellstones Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Addiscombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Addiscombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addiscombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addiscombe Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addiscombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addiscombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addiscombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellstones
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Banbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merton Road
Apr 2026Drugs Merton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Merton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cassio Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cassio Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosslyn Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellstones Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosslyn Road

Data Sources

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