Crime Rates at Harwoods Road, Watford, WD18 7RE

Harwoods Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Oxhey , and the 94th lowest crime rate of 271 local areas in Watford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harwoods Road (WD18 7RE) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 209.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harwoods Road (WD18 7RE), 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.