Postcode · Watford
Crime in WD19 5BE
How much crime is recorded in WD19 5BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Carpenders Park
- Council
- Three Rivers
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,000 (2024)
WD19 5BEWatford
How safe is WD19 5BE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WD19 5BE area, well 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
21.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
110
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).
WD19 5BENational
Shoplifting72.98.4
Violence and sexual offences16.523.6
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Burglary6.89.1
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Public order2.94.6
Other crime1.91.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other theft1.34.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 21% 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.