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Crime in WD17 3

How much crime is recorded in WD17 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Watford
Region
East of England
Population
12,538 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WD17 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in WD17 3, 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
22.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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).

WD17 3National
Violence and sexual offences16.823.6
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Burglary6.29.1
Other theft4.14.5
Public order3.74.6
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Drugs2.52.4
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Shoplifting1.38.4
Robbery0.91.4
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 5% 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.

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