Total Crime Rate

239.6 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 239.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.6 9/10
  • Other theft 27.7 10/10
  • Public order 25.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.9 10/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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

Albert Road North area has the 11th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Central , and the 20th highest crime rate of 275 local areas in Watford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Albert Road North (WD17 1QF) in the last 12 months was 239.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% lower 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 106.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Road North (WD17 1QF), 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 Albert Road North area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wells Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bus/Coach Station 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 Wells Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wells Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wells Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wells Yard —
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 2025Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gaumont Approach —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —

Data Sources

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