Total Crime Rate

133.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 133.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 43.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ashby Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Leggatts , and the 56th 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 Ashby Road (WD24 5HS) in the last 12 months was 133.3 per 1,000 residents and was 82.9% higher than the Leggatts average (72.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashby Road (WD24 5HS), the main crime hotspot is near Breakspeare Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Harebreaks —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Callowland Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Callowland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Breakspeare Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Breakspeare Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Breakspeare Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gammons Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Callowland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Dell Side Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sussex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowper Court —
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Data Sources

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