Postcode · Watford
Crime in WD24 6PR
How much crime is recorded in WD24 6PR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leggatts
- Council
- Watford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,777 (2024)
WD24 6PRWatford
How safe is WD24 6PR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WD24 6PR area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 6PRNational
Violence and sexual offences16.823.6
Burglary12.99.1
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Other theft5.14.5
Drugs4.22.4
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Public order2.54.6
Other crime1.51.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Robbery0.71.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 48% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.