Total Crime Rate

130.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 130.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.0 9/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hagden Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Holywell , and the 61st highest crime rate of 271 local areas in Watford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hagden Lane (WD18 7UD) in the last 12 months was 130.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 68.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 126.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hagden Lane (WD18 7UD), the main crime hotspot is near Explorer Drive. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hagden Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watford West Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Explorer Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belgrave Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Euston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Explorer Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holm Oak Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Holm Oak Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Explorer Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Watford West Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tolpits Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Explorer Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scammell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Explorer Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Explorer Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queens Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pioneer Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tolpits Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pioneer Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charlock Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hagden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hagden Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hagden Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Premier Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queens Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlock Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilfred Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tolpits Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Himalayan Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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