Total Crime Rate

173.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 173.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Franklin Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Holywell , and the 37th 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 Franklin Avenue (WD18 6AD) in the last 12 months was 173.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% higher than the Holywell average (114.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 90.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Franklin Avenue (WD18 6AD), the main crime hotspot is near Franklin Avenue. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Franklin Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Franklin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Holm Oak Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pioneer Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pioneer Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pioneer Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jellicoe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Himalayan Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holm Oak Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caractacus Cottage View —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stripling Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barclay Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Franklin Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Franklin Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Franklin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Franklin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Franklin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pioneer Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hagden Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scammell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rose Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hagden Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moor View —
Apr 2026Other theft Hagden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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