Total Crime Rate

48.7 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 48.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Elm Grove area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Leggatts , and the 93rd lowest crime rate of 275 local areas in Watford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Grove (WD24 5NB) in the last 12 months was 48.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Grove (WD24 5NB), the main crime hotspot is near Churchfields Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Howard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Churchfields Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gammons Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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