Total Crime Rate

140.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 140.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Aldenham Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Oxhey , and the 51st highest crime rate of 271 local areas in Watford .

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 Aldenham Road (WD23 2NA) in the last 12 months was 140.3 per 1,000 residents and was 122.7% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 59.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aldenham Road (WD23 2NA), 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 Aldenham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chalk Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wellsfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villiers Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Matthews Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Plantation Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bushey And Oxhey Railway Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bushey And Oxhey Railway Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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 Villiers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vale Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldenham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chalk Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villiers Road —
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Data Sources

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