Total Crime Rate

88.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 88.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whippendell Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Holywell , and the 118th highest crime rate of 271 local areas in Watford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whippendell Road (WD18 7PT) in the last 12 months was 88.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 49.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whippendell Road (WD18 7PT), the main crime hotspot is near The Gateway. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 23 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cherrydale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydney Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sydney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydney Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydney Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Georges Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alwin Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Gateway Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Gateway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Gateway —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cassiobridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cassiobridge Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherrydale —
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Data Sources

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