Crime Rates at Pretoria Road, Watford, WD18 0RL

Pretoria 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 Pretoria Road (WD18 0RL) 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 Pretoria Road (WD18 0RL), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 243 crimes here, including 165 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.