Total Crime Rate

159.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 159.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.7 9/10
  • Other theft 19.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wilfred Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Holywell , and the 46th highest crime rate of 271 local areas in Watford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wilfred Close (WD18 7EF) in the last 12 months was 159.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% higher than the Holywell average (114.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 73.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilfred Close (WD18 7EF), the main crime hotspot is near Sydney Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wilfred Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cherrydale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queens Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tolpits Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tolpits Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tolpits Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Euston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydney Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Sydney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydney Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Premier Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belgrave Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherrydale —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kensington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kensington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rickmansworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rickmansworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queens Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydney Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Georges Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watford West Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Watford West Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilfred Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Metropolitan Station Approach Under investigation
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Data Sources

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