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Postcode district · Watford

Crime in WD18

How much crime is recorded in WD18, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Watford
Region
East of England
Population
39,789 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WD18

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in WD18, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
38.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
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).

WD18National
Violence and sexual offences29.523.6
Anti-social behaviour17.410.7
Burglary9.79.1
Shoplifting6.78.4
Public order5.94.6
Other theft5.64.5
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Drugs3.82.4
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Robbery1.51.4
Theft from the person1.52.1
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Trend

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.

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