Postcode · Bushey
Crime in WD23 2NB
How much crime is recorded in WD23 2NB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oxhey
- Council
- Watford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,032 (2024)
How safe is WD23 2NB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WD23 2NB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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).
WD23 2NBNational
Violence and sexual offences20.623.6
Anti-social behaviour13.910.7
Burglary10.99.1
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Public order2.74.6
Other theft2.64.5
Drugs2.52.4
Robbery1.11.4
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.