Total Crime Rate

28.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 28.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 8.4 2/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Johns Road area has the lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Central , and the 50th lowest crime rate of 271 local areas in Watford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Johns Road (WD17 1PU) in the last 12 months was 28.1 per 1,000 residents and was 91.9% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 647.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (WD17 1PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bus/Coach Station, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Loates Lane (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Queen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Loates Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Clarendon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Clarendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Queen'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Queen'S Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Place —
Apr 2026Public order Loates Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Loates Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orphanage Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orphanage Road —
Apr 2026Public order Orphanage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orphanage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orphanage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reeds Crescent —
Apr 2026Other theft Verulam Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Other crime Queen'S Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodford Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Westland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —

Data Sources

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