Total Crime Rate

144.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 144.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.6 7/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chalk Hill area has the 5th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oxhey , and the 45th highest crime rate of 275 local areas in Watford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chalk Hill (WD19 4BT) in the last 12 months was 144.3 per 1,000 residents and was 144.2% higher than the Oxhey average (59.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chalk Hill (WD19 4BT), the main crime hotspot is near London Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chalk Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft B462 Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Highfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alder Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alder Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avenue Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wellsfield Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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