Total Crime Rate

158.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 158.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Rickmansworth Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Nascot , and the 38th highest crime rate of 275 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 Rickmansworth Road (WD18 7JB) in the last 12 months was 158.7 per 1,000 residents and was 183.3% higher than the Nascot average (56.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 80.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rickmansworth Road (WD18 7JB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Rickmansworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Mildred Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shepherds Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kings Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cassiobury Park Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Cassiobury Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southsea Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mildred Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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