Total Crime Rate

139.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 139.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.1 10/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sussex Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Leggatts , and the 50th highest crime rate of 275 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 Sussex Road (WD24 5HP) in the last 12 months was 139.1 per 1,000 residents and was 93.4% higher than the Leggatts average (72.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sussex Road (WD24 5HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lockhart Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Breakspeare Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sussex Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lockhart Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lockhart Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sussex Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lockhart Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Breakspeare Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Breakspeare Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Diamond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashby Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashby Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baldwin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sussex Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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