Postcode · Watford
Crime in WD17 4SU
How much crime is recorded in WD17 4SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Nascot Wood
- Council
- Watford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,065 (2024)
How safe is WD17 4SU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WD17 4SU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 4SUNational
Violence and sexual offences13.123.6
Other theft3.24.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Burglary2.49.1
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.