Total Crime Rate

605.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

245.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 605.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 245.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 220.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 160.1 10/10
  • Public order 60.5 10/10
  • Other theft 28.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 14.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Other crime 10.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 10.7 5/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
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

Westland Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Central , and the 8th 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 Westland Road (WD17 1QS) in the last 12 months was 605.0 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% higher than the Central average (346.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 245.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westland Road (WD17 1QS), 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 Station Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Franklin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keston Mews —
Apr 2026Other theft Westland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keston Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nascot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodford Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Verulam Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Road North —
Apr 2026Other theft Albert Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road North Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keston Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penn Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monmouth Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Terrace Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clarendon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Terrace Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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