Total Crime Rate

53.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Watling Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Aldenham East , and the 133rd lowest crime rate of 315 local areas in Hertsmere .

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 Watling Street (WD7 7NL) in the last 12 months was 53.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% higher than the Aldenham East average (51.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watling Street (WD7 7NL), the main crime hotspot is near A5183. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watling Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Station Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slade Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A5183 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Approach —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Approach —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Station Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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