Crime Rates at Whippendell Road, Watford, WD18 7NH

Whippendell Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Oxhey , and the 50th highest crime rate of 271 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 7NH) in the last 12 months was 142.0 per 1,000 residents and was 125.3% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 52.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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