Total Crime Rate

121.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 121.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ross Crescent area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Stanborough , and the 63rd 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 Ross Crescent (WD25 0DB) in the last 12 months was 121.1 per 1,000 residents and was 99.5% higher than the Stanborough average (60.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 76.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ross Crescent (WD25 0DB), the main crime hotspot is near Ross Crescent. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ross Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ross Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leveret Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodrich Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodrich Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Summerfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Florence Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarke Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leveret Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leveret Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxlands Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hemming Way

Data Sources

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