Crime Rates at The Parade, Watford, WD17 1LQ

The Parade area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Central , and the highest crime rate of 271 local areas in Watford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Parade (WD17 1LQ) in the last 12 months was 2771.3 per 1,000 residents and was 699.9% 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 187 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 55.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -27.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 234 (≈ 1049.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Parade (WD17 1LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 563 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (147 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.