Total Crime Rate
100.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Addiscombe 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.
View Crime In Watford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pretoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Addiscombe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Court View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Court View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellstones | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Addiscombe Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Addiscombe Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Addiscombe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Addiscombe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellstones | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Addiscombe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Addiscombe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Addiscombe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Addiscombe Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Addiscombe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Addiscombe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Addiscombe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellstones | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Banbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Merton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Merton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Merton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cassio Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Cassio Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosslyn Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Banbury Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellstones | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosslyn Road | — |
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