Total Crime Rate

83.7 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 83.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Kings Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Central , and the 116th highest crime rate of 275 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 Kings Close (WD18 0UB) in the last 12 months was 83.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.0% lower than the Central average (349.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Close (WD18 0UB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 387 crimes here, including 127 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exchange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechen Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellstones Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wellstones Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wellstones Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Wellstones Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wellstones Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wellstones Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellstones
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechen Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellstones
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub

Data Sources

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