Postcode · Watford
Crime in WD18 9SR
How much crime is recorded in WD18 9SR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Moor Park & Batchworth
- Council
- Three Rivers
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,720 (2024)
WD18 9SRWatford
How safe is WD18 9SR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WD18 9SR 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
16.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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).
WD18 9SRNational
Burglary13.29.1
Violence and sexual offences10.323.6
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other theft2.14.5
Drugs1.22.4
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Shoplifting0.98.4
Other crime0.61.5
Public order0.54.6
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.