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Overview of Watford crime rate

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Standing 14th in crime rates among 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts, Watford saw 11199 reported incidents in 2023. With a population of 102246, this translates to a crime rate of 109.53 per 1000 people, a 3.83% drop from the previous year.

The most frequent crimes in Watford include Violence and sexual offences (27.0%), Anti-social behaviour (24.9%), Other theft (8.2%), with rarer instances of Other crime (1.3%), Robbery (1.2%), Possession of weapons (1.0%).

Within its 12 wards, Watford’s highest crime rates are found in Central (Watford) (399.4), Woodside (Watford) (100.5), Vicarage (97.8). The safest wards are Leggatts (57.5), Stanborough (56.7), Nascot (47.6).

Postcode districts in Watford with high crime rates include WD17 (389.2), WD18 (202.4), WD25 (162.5). The safest districts are WD5 (71.4), WD3 (60.4), WD4 (51.3).

In Watford, there was an increase in Anti-social behaviour by 2.46 in 2022, Shoplifting by 2.34 in the same year, and Violence and sexual offences by 4.44 in 2022. However, there were decreases in Anti-social behaviour by -2.22 in 2020 and -2.58 in 2021, Bicycle theft by -1.71 in 2020, Other theft by -1.96 in 2020, Shoplifting by -4.97 in 2020 and -1.99 in 2021, Vehicle crime by -3.49 in 2020, and Violence and sexual offences by -1.53 in 2020 and -4.18 in 2023.

Watford crime incidents by crime type

A total of 11199 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 3021 (27.0)%
Anti-social behaviour – 2783 (24.9)%
Other theft – 914 (8.2)%
Vehicle crime – 912 (8.1)%
Shoplifting – 822 (7.3)%
Criminal damage and arson – 716 (6.4)%
Public order – 465 (4.2)%
Burglary – 381 (3.4)%
Bicycle theft – 307 (2.7)%
Drugs – 269 (2.4)%
Theft from the person – 216 (1.9)%
Other crime – 145 (1.3)%
Robbery – 131 (1.2)%
Possession of weapons – 117 (1.0)%

How does Watford compare against nearby areas ?

Watford ranks 14th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas Watford is compared against

Crime rates in Watford wards

There are 12 wards within Watford. Central (Watford), Woodside (Watford), Vicarage has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 12 wards from high crime rate to low.