Total Crime Rate

85.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Raphael Drive area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Central , and the 114th highest crime rate of 275 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 Raphael Drive (WD24 4GU) in the last 12 months was 85.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% lower than the Central average (349.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Raphael Drive (WD24 4GU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Raphael Drive, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pankhurst Place (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Raphael Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Raphael Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Brocklesbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Octavia Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Pankhurst Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pankhurst Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pankhurst Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brocklesbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trinity Hall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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