Total Crime Rate

103.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 103.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Croxley View area has the 10th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Holywell , and the 84th 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 Croxley View (WD18 6PN) in the last 12 months was 103.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croxley View (WD18 6PN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Croxley View area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kimble Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Croxley View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Greenhill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Greenhill Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Epsom Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kimble Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Epsom Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Epsom Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Epsom Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croxley View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croxley View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Croxley View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Deakin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deakin Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deakin Close
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kimble Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kimble Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kimble Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Epsom Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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