Total Crime Rate
56.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rickmansworth Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Nascot , and the 112th lowest crime rate of 275 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 Rickmansworth Road (WD18 7JS) in the last 12 months was 56.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% higher than the Nascot average (56.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rickmansworth Road (WD18 7JS), the main crime hotspot is near The Gateway. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Nascot| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cassiobridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gade Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Printers Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Printers Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Printers Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Printers Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alwin Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maythorne Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Raven Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Gateway | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Gateway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Observer Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ascot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ascot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ascot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Printers Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rickmansworth Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Alwin Place | Under investigation |
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