Total Crime Rate

175.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 175.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 116.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 8/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Harwoods Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Oxhey , and the 35th highest crime rate of 271 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 Harwoods Road (WD18 7RB) in the last 12 months was 175.8 per 1,000 residents and was 179.0% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 116.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harwoods Road (WD18 7RB), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 275 crimes here, including 194 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harwoods Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chester Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christie Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Christie Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Christie Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Banbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Christie Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harwoods Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harwoods Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harwoods Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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