Total Crime Rate

955.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 955.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 370.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 176.3 10/10
  • Other theft 87.1 10/10
  • Public order 67.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 44.6 8/10
  • Burglary 35.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 33.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 26.8 10/10
  • Robbery 26.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.8 10/10
  • Drugs 17.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.9 9/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Parade area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Central , and the 4th highest crime rate of 275 local areas in Watford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Parade (WD17 1BD) in the last 12 months was 955.4 per 1,000 residents and was 173.7% higher than the Central average (349.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 166 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 212 (≈ 473.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Parade (WD17 1BD), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 218 crimes here, including 111 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Parade area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wells Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wells Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wells Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wells Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wells Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Albert Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wells Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wells Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wells Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cassio Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub

Data Sources

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