Total Crime Rate

96.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.3 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 96.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Leggatts Rise area has the 7th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Stanborough , and the 100th highest crime rate of 271 local areas in Watford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leggatts Rise (WD25 0BL) in the last 12 months was 96.7 per 1,000 residents and was 78.1% higher than the Stanborough average (54.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leggatts Rise (WD25 0BL), the main crime hotspot is near Clarke Green. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leggatts Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodrich Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harris Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summerfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rushton Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarke Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clarke Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarke Green —
Apr 2026Public order Leggatts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Leggatts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leggatts Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orbital Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Orbital Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orbital Crescent —
Apr 2026Drugs Harris Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baxter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dodd Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemming Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ross Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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