Crime Rates at Addiscombe Road, Watford, WD18 0ND

Addiscombe Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oxhey , and the 108th highest crime rate of 275 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 89.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% higher than the Oxhey average (59.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Addiscombe Road (WD18 0ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wells Yard, where police recorded 123 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.