Total Crime Rate

85.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 85.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 23.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Harwoods Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Oxhey , and the 124th 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 Harwoods Road (WD18 7RT) in the last 12 months was 85.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% higher than the Oxhey average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harwoods Road (WD18 7RT), the main crime hotspot is near Harwoods Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 14 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 (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harwoods Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rickmansworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rickmansworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westend Mews —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harwoods Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harwoods Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harwoods Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Christie Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Christie Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Christie Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christie Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southsea Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Queens Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durban Road West —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durban Road West —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durban Road West —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benskin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queens Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chester Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kensington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kensington Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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