Total Crime Rate

125.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 125.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kings Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Central , and the 66th 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 Kings Close (WD18 0WB) in the last 12 months was 125.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% lower than the Central average (346.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Close (WD18 0WB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 409 crimes here, including 93 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/115)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Crescent —
Apr 2026Other crime St James Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merton Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Merton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Merton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Elfrida Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tucker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tucker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tucker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St. Marys View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St. Marys View Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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