Total Crime Rate

48.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.6 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 48.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Belgrave Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Holywell , and the 92nd 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 Belgrave Avenue (WD18 7UF) in the last 12 months was 48.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% lower than the Holywell average (114.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Belgrave Avenue (WD18 7UF), 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 Belgrave Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hagden Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queens Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Himalayan Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pioneer Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pioneer Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pioneer Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pioneer Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scammell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Watford West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watford West Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Holm Oak Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holm Oak Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilfred Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Premier Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queens Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Explorer Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kensington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tolpits Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benskin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hagden Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hagden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Avenue Under investigation
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 2026Possession of weapons Tolpits Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Explorer Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kensington Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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