Postcode · Watford
Crime in WD19 4EJ
How much crime is recorded in WD19 4EJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oxhey
- Council
- Watford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,617 (2024)
WD19 4EJWatford
How safe is WD19 4EJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WD19 4EJ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WD19 4EJNational
Violence and sexual offences12.923.6
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Burglary3.19.1
Other theft2.94.5
Shoplifting2.18.4
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Drugs1.42.4
Public order1.14.6
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Robbery0.41.4
Other crime0.01.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.