Total Crime Rate

100.2 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.1 per 1,000 8/10 Β· 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 Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cassio 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 Cassio Road (WD18 0QP) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Cassio Road (WD18 0QP), 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 Cassio Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exchange Road β€”
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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