Total Crime Rate

104.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 104.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.0 10/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Sandown Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Callowland , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 275 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 Sandown Road (WD24 7DW) in the last 12 months was 104.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% higher than the Callowland average (99.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandown Road (WD24 7DW), the main crime hotspot is near Yarmouth Road. Police recorded 57 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 Sandown Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Regent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Norfolk Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Drugs Chiswell Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkgate Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkgate Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Public order Maude Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A412 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Neston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Chiswell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradshaw Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradshaw Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Buckingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Road
Sep 2025Public order Buckingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Buckingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Yarmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yarmouth Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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