Total Crime Rate

177.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 177.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 94.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southwold Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Callowland , and the 34th highest crime rate of 271 local areas in Watford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southwold Road (WD24 7DP) in the last 12 months was 177.4 per 1,000 residents and was 91.7% higher than the Callowland average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 94.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwold Road (WD24 7DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buckingham Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southwold Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Odhams Trading Estate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Osborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Odhams Trading Estate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bushey Mill Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northfield Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northfield Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chiswell Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A412 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parkgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lea Road Further action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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