Crime Rates at The Parade, Watford, WD17 1GB

The Parade area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Central , and the 4th highest crime rate of 271 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 1GB) in the last 12 months was 901.8 per 1,000 residents and was 160.3% higher than the Central average (346.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 148 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 196 (≈ 437.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Parade (WD17 1GB), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 223 crimes here, including 109 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.