Total Crime Rate

84.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Chilcott Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Leggatts , and the 115th 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 Chilcott Road (WD24 5LF) in the last 12 months was 84.4 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chilcott Road (WD24 5LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chilcott Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hudson Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chilcott Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Desmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Rosebriar Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courtlands Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hudson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chilcott Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gammons Farm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goodwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rosebriar Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maytree Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gadeside Under investigation
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Data Sources

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