Crime Rates at Gartlet Road, Watford, WD17 2AQ

Gartlet Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Central , and the 56th highest crime rate of 275 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 Gartlet Road (WD17 2AQ) in the last 12 months was 126.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 53.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gartlet Road (WD17 2AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 524 crimes here, including 158 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.