Total Crime Rate

775.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 775.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 306.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 192.2 10/10
  • Public order 81.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 24.9 10/10
  • Other theft 24.9 10/10
  • Burglary 21.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.4 10/10
  • Robbery 17.8 10/10
  • Other crime 14.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.2 10/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 10.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.1 4/10
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

Canterbury Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Central , and the 6th highest crime rate of 275 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 Canterbury Road (WD17 1QT) in the last 12 months was 775.8 per 1,000 residents and was 122.3% higher than the Central average (349.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 306.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Road (WD17 1QT), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 142 crimes here, including 75 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Canterbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Marri Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bedford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Marri Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keston Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Albert Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nascot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Albert Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Albert Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Monmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marri Street —
Sep 2025Public order Marri Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watford Junction Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
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Data Sources

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