Total Crime Rate

69.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 69.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vicarage Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Holywell , and the 137th 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 Vicarage Road (WD18 6JH) in the last 12 months was 69.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% lower than the Holywell average (108.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 62.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Road (WD18 6JH), the main crime hotspot is near Franklin Avenue. Police recorded 63 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 Vicarage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Himalayan Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Franklin Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Franklin Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Charlock Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Franklin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Franklin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caractacus Cottage View —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Franklin Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pioneer Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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