Total Crime Rate
123.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clarendon Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Central , and the 61st highest crime rate of 275 local areas in Watford .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Clarendon Road (WD17 1DS) in the last 12 months was 123.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% lower than the Central average (349.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Bicycle theft ( -76.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (β 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -65.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3200.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clarendon Road (WD17 1DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bus/Coach Station, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nascot Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marri Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wellington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarendon Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarendon Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarendon Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Canterbury Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keston Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marri Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marri Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Marri Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marri Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marri Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marri Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marri Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orphanage Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orphanage Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orphanage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Under investigation |
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