Total Crime Rate

104.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 104.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 36.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 23.0 7/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Oxhey Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Oxhey , and the 83rd 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 Oxhey Avenue (WD19 4HG) in the last 12 months was 104.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% higher than the Oxhey average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxhey Avenue (WD19 4HG), 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 Oxhey Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bushey And Oxhey Railway Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Paddock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bushey And Oxhey Railway Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villiers Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villiers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lime Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villiers Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsfield Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Matthews Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsfield Road —
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Data Sources

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