Total Crime Rate

11.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 11.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lower Paddock Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oxhey , and the 10th lowest crime rate of 275 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 11.8 per 1,000 residents and was 80.0% lower than the Oxhey average (59.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, 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 32 crimes here, including 11 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avenue Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Edinburgh Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bushey And Oxhey Railway Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Wellsfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edinburgh Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edinburgh Mews —
Sep 2025Robbery Highfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Edinburgh Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Edinburgh Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alder Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alder Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft B462 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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