Total Crime Rate

168.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.0 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 168.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 59.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Balmoral Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Callowland , and the 41st 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 Balmoral Road (WD24 4EP) in the last 12 months was 168.8 per 1,000 residents and was 82.4% higher than the Callowland average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 57.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balmoral Road (WD24 4EP), the main crime hotspot is near Yarmouth Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balmoral Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chiswell Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Brixton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brixton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Yarmouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A412 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cromer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Yarmouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Yarmouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Osborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromer Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Parkgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Halsey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellenbrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Lea Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellenbrook Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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