Crime Rates at Tolpits Lane, Watford, WD18 6PY

Tolpits Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Holywell , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 275 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 Tolpits Lane (WD18 6PY) in the last 12 months was 181.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 77.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 80.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tolpits Lane (WD18 6PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Epsom Road, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chesham Way (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.