Postcode sector · Watford
Crime in WD2 1
How much crime is recorded in WD2 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Hertsmere
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 2,197 (2024)
WD2 1Postcode sector · Watford
How safe is WD2 1
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in WD2 1, 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
16.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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).
WD2 1National
Burglary16.69.1
Violence and sexual offences10.223.6
Other theft4.54.5
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Drugs3.22.4
Public order2.54.6
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime0.81.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.