Postcode · Watford
Crime in WD24 5AA
How much crime is recorded in WD24 5AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leggatts
- Council
- Watford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,910 (2024)
WD24 5AAWatford
How safe is WD24 5AA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WD24 5AA 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
20.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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).
WD24 5AANational
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Public order3.14.6
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other theft2.14.5
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Burglary0.79.1
Theft from the person0.22.1
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.