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Crime in WD23 2PL

How much crime is recorded in WD23 2PL, 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)
Crime

How safe is WD23 2PL

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 2PL 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
By type

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 2PLNational
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
Trend

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.

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