Crime Rates at Wellstones, Watford, WD17 2AE

Wellstones area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Central , and the 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 Wellstones (WD17 2AE) in the last 12 months was 2726.5 per 1,000 residents and was 681.1% higher than the Central average (349.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 167 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 212 (≈ 950.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.7% 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 417 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (148 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.