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Crime Rates in High Street, Watford, WD17 2BS

Crime Rate

565

565

High 8/10

* the lower the better

Last updated: 12.11.2025

Annual total crime rate in your local area is 565 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 8 out of 10 or high crime level compared to other local areas in England and Wales.

The address is located within Watford (local authority district). Annual total crime rate in Watford is 113 per thousand population, which can be rated as 5 out of 10 or medium crime level compared to other local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates by type

Violence and sexual offences 159 8/10
Robbery 11.4 7/10
Possession of weapons 7.63 8/10
Drugs 22.9 7/10
Burglary 9.92 7/10
Anti-social behaviour 127 9/10
Shoplifting 92.3 7/10
Other theft 28.2 7/10
Public order 23.6 7/10
Criminal damage and arson 22.9 8/10
Vehicle crime 19.8 8/10
Theft from the person 17.5 5/10
Bicycle theft 16 8/10
Other crime 6.86 7/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Oct 2024 - Sept 2025

Above are annual crime rates by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population.

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of the local area for a specific crime type compared to other local areas in England and Wales.

A rating of 10/10 indicates that the area has the highest crime rate for this crime type, while a rating of 1/10 means that the area has the lowest crime rate for this crime type.

Crime rates in WD17 2BS and the areas where it resides by year

Number of annual crimes per 1000 resident population

  • Local Area of WD17 2BS
  • Watford
    local authority
  • East of England

Data source: data.police.uk

Oct 2024 - Sept 2025

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