Total Crime Rate

53.7 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 53.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Robbery 7.7 8/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kelmscott Crescent area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Holywell , and the 109th 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 Kelmscott Crescent (WD18 0NG) in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% lower than the Holywell average (108.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (β‰ˆ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kelmscott Crescent (WD18 0NG), the main crime hotspot is near Franklin Avenue. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kelmscott Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benskin Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harwoods Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hagden Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hagden Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Franklin Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Franklin Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Franklin Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Harwoods Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Franklin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Benskin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brightwell Road β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Harwoods Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harwoods Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hagden Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harwoods Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harwoods Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harwoods Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Vicarage Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Vicarage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vicarage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Holywell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holywell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holywell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holywell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christie Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harwoods Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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