Total Crime Rate

32.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 32.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 25.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Acorn Place area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Leggatts , and the 57th 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 Acorn Place (WD24 6NT) in the last 12 months was 32.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acorn Place (WD24 6NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brushrise, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cherry Tree Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Acorn Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Acorn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Dell Side Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Foxhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brushrise
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Harebreaks
Apr 2026Other theft Foxhill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gammons Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cherry Tree Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowper Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brushrise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brushrise Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elm Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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