Crime Rates at Durban Road West, Watford, WD18 7DR

Durban Road West area has the 17th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Oxhey , and the 124th highest crime rate of 271 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 Durban Road West (WD18 7DR) in the last 12 months was 85.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% higher than the Oxhey average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Durban Road West (WD18 7DR), the main crime hotspot is near Durban Road East. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.