Total Crime Rate
5.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mildred Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oxhey , and the 3rd lowest crime rate of 275 local areas in Watford .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mildred Avenue (WD18 7DU) in the last 12 months was 5.0 per 1,000 residents and was 91.6% lower than the Oxhey average (59.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -87.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mildred Avenue (WD18 7DU), the main crime hotspot is near Cassiobury Park Avenue. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Oxhey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harwoods Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whippendell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Whippendell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cassiobury Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cassiobury Park Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mildred Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Harwoods Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harwoods Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harwoods Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harwoods Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harwoods Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harwoods Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Harwoods Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southsea Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mildred Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kings Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shepherds Road | Under investigation |
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