Crime Rates at Whippendell Road, Watford, WD18 7LY

Whippendell Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oxhey , and the 108th highest crime rate of 275 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 89.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% higher than the Oxhey average (59.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whippendell Road (WD18 7LY), the main crime hotspot is near Durban Road East. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.