Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.0 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 142.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.4 8/10
  • Public order 20.4 9/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Robbery 10.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Whippendell Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Oxhey , and the 49th highest crime rate of 271 local areas in Watford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whippendell Road (WD18 7LT) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 126.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 74.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whippendell Road (WD18 7LT), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 223 crimes here, including 109 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whippendell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/139)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Other theft Pretoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nightclub Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upton Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Durban Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upton Road —
Apr 2026Public order Upton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durban Road East —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durban Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clark Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosslyn Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durban Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosslyn Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
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Data Sources

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