Total Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · 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 87.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chester Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oxhey , and the 110th highest crime rate of 275 local areas in Watford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chester Road (WD18 0RG) in the last 12 months was 87.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -79.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (WD18 0RG), the main crime hotspot is near Durban Road East. Police recorded 51 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 Chester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Hornets —
Sep 2025Other crime Addiscombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harwoods Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harwoods Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Harwoods Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Addiscombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harwoods Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Addiscombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Addiscombe Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Banbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harwoods Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harwoods Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Banbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harwoods Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Francis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Hornets Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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