Postcode · Watford
Crime in WD17 4DD
How much crime is recorded in WD17 4DD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Nascot Wood
- Council
- Watford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,431 (2024)
WD17 4DDWatford
How safe is WD17 4DD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WD17 4DD area, 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
22.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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).
WD17 4DDNational
Violence and sexual offences16.323.6
Shoplifting11.88.4
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Burglary5.89.1
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Other crime2.31.5
Other theft1.74.5
Robbery1.51.4
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Public order1.54.6
Drugs0.62.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 34% 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.