Total Crime Rate

3.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 3.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Lower Paddock Road area has the lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Oxhey , and the 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 Lower Paddock Road (WD19 4DS) in the last 12 months was 3.9 per 1,000 residents and was 93.7% lower than the Oxhey average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Lower Paddock Road (WD19 4DS), the main crime hotspot is near Edinburgh Mews. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Paddock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldenham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chalk Hill —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chalk Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bushey And Oxhey Railway Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bushey And Oxhey Railway Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vale Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Plantation Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Paddock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wellsfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villiers Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villiers Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villiers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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