Total Crime Rate
36.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Eastbury Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Oxhey , and the 64th lowest crime rate of 271 local areas in Watford .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Eastbury Road (WD19 4JP) in the last 12 months was 36.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% lower than the Oxhey average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eastbury Road (WD19 4JP), the main crime hotspot is near Colne Avenue. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Watford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Crossmead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Long Croft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Pastures | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Pastures | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Pastures | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Pastures | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Willows | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Waterman Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Riverside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Willows | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Willows | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossmead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colne Avenue | Under investigation |
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