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

St Albans 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 St Albans Road (WD17 1RP) 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 St Albans Road (WD17 1RP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bus/Coach Station, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Albans Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marri Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watford Junction Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Marri Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marri Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marri Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marri Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marri Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Marri Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Marri Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bedford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Westland Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
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Data Sources

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