Crime Rates at Queens Avenue, Watford, WD18 7NP

Queens Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Holywell , and the 61st highest crime rate of 271 local areas in Watford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queens Avenue (WD18 7NP) in the last 12 months was 130.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% higher than the Holywell average (114.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 68.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 126.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Avenue (WD18 7NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harwoods Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hagden Lane (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.