Total Crime Rate

494.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

177.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 494.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 177.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 146.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.6 10/10
  • Public order 52.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Other theft 17.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.5 9/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Blackmoor Lane area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Holywell , and the 10th 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 Blackmoor Lane (WD18 8GA) in the last 12 months was 494.8 per 1,000 residents and was 333.3% higher than the Holywell average (114.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 177.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackmoor Lane (WD18 8GA), the main crime hotspot is near Rickmansworth Road. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackmoor Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beggars Bush Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Beggars Bush Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Marlins Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackmoor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sansom Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Sansom Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rickmansworth Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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