Postcode · Watford
Crime in WD24 7RD
How much crime is recorded in WD24 7RD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tudor
- Council
- Watford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,301 (2024)
WD24 7RDWatford
How safe is WD24 7RD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WD24 7RD 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
20.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 7RDNational
Anti-social behaviour16.210.7
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Shoplifting13.88.4
Other theft6.74.5
Burglary4.09.1
Public order3.64.6
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Theft from the person1.62.1
Robbery1.61.4
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 39% 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.