Postcode · Watford
Crime in WD19 4LT
How much crime is recorded in WD19 4LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oxhey Hall & Hayling
- Council
- Three Rivers
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,947 (2024)
WD19 4LTWatford
How safe is WD19 4LT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WD19 4LT area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 4LTNational
Violence and sexual offences15.923.6
Burglary15.49.1
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Drugs3.02.4
Public order2.94.6
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Other theft1.34.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Shoplifting0.88.4
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.11.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.