Total Crime Rate

115.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 115.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 18.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Whippendell Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oxhey , and the 72nd 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 Whippendell Road (WD18 7NB) in the last 12 months was 115.6 per 1,000 residents and was 95.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whippendell Road (WD18 7NB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Whippendell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southsea Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harwoods Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harwoods Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Harwoods Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kings Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holywell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harwoods Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benskin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Benskin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burton Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benskin Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hagden Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hagden Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hagden Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hagden Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brightwell Road —
Sep 2025Public order Holywell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holywell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harwoods Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holywell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harwoods Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harwoods Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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