Total Crime Rate

557.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 557.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 195.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.1 10/10
  • Public order 45.3 10/10
  • Other theft 31.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blackmoor Lane area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Holywell , and the 10th highest crime rate of 275 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 Blackmoor Lane (WD18 8GA) in the last 12 months was 557.5 per 1,000 residents and was 414.1% higher than the Holywell average (108.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 191.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackmoor Lane (WD18 8GA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Boulevard, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sycamore Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blackmoor Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Valley Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sansom Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sansom Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sansom Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beggars Bush Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rickmansworth Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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