Total Crime Rate

146.9 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 146.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.0 10/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Desmond Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Leggatts , and the 44th 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 Desmond Road (WD24 5LH) in the last 12 months was 146.9 per 1,000 residents and was 104.2% higher than the Leggatts average (72.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 216.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 77.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Desmond Road (WD24 5LH), 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 Desmond Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Rosebriar Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gammons Farm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Rosebriar Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chilcott Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gadeside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maytree Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leaford Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leaford Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Desmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hudson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goodwood Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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