Total Crime Rate
124.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Radlett Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Central , and the 60th highest crime rate of 275 local areas in Watford .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Radlett Road (WD24 4LH) in the last 12 months was 124.3 per 1,000 residents and was 64.4% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Radlett Road (WD24 4LH), 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.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Raphael Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brocklesbury Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Octavia Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Pankhurst Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pankhurst Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pankhurst Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brocklesbury Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Trinity Hall Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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