Crime Rates at Harwoods Road, Watford, WD18 7RN

Harwoods 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 Harwoods Road (WD18 7RN) 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 Harwoods Road (WD18 7RN), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 273 crimes here, including 194 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.