Total Crime Rate

2771.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1049.3 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 2771.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1049.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 838.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 730.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 336.3 10/10
  • Other theft 165.9 10/10
  • Drugs 134.5 10/10
  • Public order 125.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 107.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 107.6 10/10
  • Robbery 62.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 58.3 10/10
  • Burglary 35.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 22.4 10/10
  • Other crime 17.9 10/10
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

Wellstones area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Central , and the 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 Wellstones (WD17 2AE) in the last 12 months was 2771.3 per 1,000 residents and was 699.9% 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 187 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 55.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -27.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 234 (≈ 1049.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellstones (WD17 2AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 353 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.

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Crime Over Time in Wellstones area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/198)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Wells Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wells Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wells Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wells Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wells Yard Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wells Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Wells Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Wells Yard Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Wells Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wells Yard Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Wells Yard Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Wells Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wells Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nightclub Under investigation
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Data Sources

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