Total Crime Rate

54.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Courtlands Drive area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Leggatts , and the 110th lowest 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 Courtlands Drive (WD24 5LR) in the last 12 months was 54.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Courtlands Drive (WD24 5LR), 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 Courtlands Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Rosebriar Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hudson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gadeside Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goodwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chilcott Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maytree Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gammons Farm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Rosebriar Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Desmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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