Total Crime Rate

108.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.5 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 108.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Drugs 15.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Radlett Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Central , and the 75th 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 Radlett Road (WD24 4LH) in the last 12 months was 108.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.7% lower than the Central average (346.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Radlett Road (WD24 4LH), the main crime hotspot is near Raphael Drive. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Radlett Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raphael Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raphael Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raphael Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raphael Drive Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Norbury Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Pankhurst Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norbury Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Raphael Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monica Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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