Total Crime Rate
65.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Middle Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Leggatts , and the 117th lowest crime rate of 271 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 Middle Way (WD24 6HP) in the last 12 months was 65.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Middle Way (WD24 6HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Albans Road, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brushrise (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Watford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Albans Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Longspring | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St George'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Foxhill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chestnut Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Albans Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cowper Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Albans Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Albans Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Berry Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Berry Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cherry Tree Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brushrise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brushrise | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brushrise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Harebreaks | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Dell Side | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Foxhill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Popes Lane | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beechwood Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Breakspeare Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Breakspeare Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Breakspeare Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fuller Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hazel Tree Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Square | Local resolution |
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