Crime Rates at Moortown Road, Watford, WD19 6JH

Moortown Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Carpenders Park , and the 123rd lowest crime rate of 276 local areas in Three Rivers .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moortown Road (WD19 6JH) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% lower than the Carpenders Park average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moortown Road (WD19 6JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oxhey Drive, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Otley Way (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.