Total Crime Rate
901.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
437.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Elm Court 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 Elm Court (WD17 1QQ) 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 Elm Court (WD17 1QQ), 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.
View Crime In Watford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Wells Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosslyn Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosslyn Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Upton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wells Yard | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Monmouth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wells Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Wells Yard | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wells Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wells Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Westland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wells Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wells Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wells Yard | Under investigation |
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