Total Crime Rate

110.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 110.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Evans Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Stanborough , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 271 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 Evans Avenue (WD25 0EU) in the last 12 months was 110.0 per 1,000 residents and was 102.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Evans Avenue (WD25 0EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ross Crescent, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Baxter Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Evans Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Jordan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summerfield Road Under investigation
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 2026Other crime Russell Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Harris Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harris Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodrich Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ross Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemming Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baxter Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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