Crime Rates at Hayling Road, Watford, WD19 7DD

Hayling Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Oxhey Hall & Hayling , and the 113th highest crime rate of 276 local areas in Three Rivers .

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 Hayling Road (WD19 7DD) in the last 12 months was 65.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% higher than the Oxhey Hall & Hayling average (64.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hayling Road (WD19 7DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Buxton Path, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Matlock Crescent (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.