Total Crime Rate

97.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 97.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Harebreaks area has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Leggatts , and the 97th highest crime rate of 271 local areas in Watford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Harebreaks (WD24 6NL) in the last 12 months was 97.4 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Harebreaks (WD24 6NL), the main crime hotspot is near Brushrise. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Harebreaks area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Acorn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elm Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowper Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brushrise —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gammons Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brushrise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Foxhill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Harebreaks —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sussex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Foxhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Dell Side Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brushrise Local resolution
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Data Sources

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