Total Crime Rate

79.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 39.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Watford Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Dickinsons , and the 88th highest crime rate of 276 local areas in Three Rivers .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watford Road (WD3 3DE) in the last 12 months was 79.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% higher than the Dickinsons average (57.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watford Road (WD3 3DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dorrofield Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Watford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sansom Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sansom Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sansom Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazelbank —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winton Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Winton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Valley Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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