Crime Rates at Clarendon Road, Watford, WD17 1TB

Clarendon Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Central , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 271 local areas in Watford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clarendon Road (WD17 1TB) in the last 12 months was 165.5 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% lower 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarendon Road (WD17 1TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 438 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (147 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.