Crime Rates at Whippendell Road, Watford, WD18 7LY

Whippendell Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Oxhey , and the 93rd 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 7LY) in the last 12 months was 100.2 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% higher than the Oxhey average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 50.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whippendell Road (WD18 7LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Durban Road East, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Banbury Street (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.