Total Crime Rate
323.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
137.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fearnley Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Oxhey , and the 14th highest crime rate of 271 local areas in Watford .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fearnley Street (WD18 0RB) in the last 12 months was 323.5 per 1,000 residents and was 413.4% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 137.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fearnley Street (WD18 0RB), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellstones | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Court View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Court View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Banbury Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Addiscombe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Upton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Merton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Merton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Merton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Merton Road | Under investigation |
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