Total Crime Rate

1489.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

616.2 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 1489.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 616.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 433.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 334.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 190.1 10/10
  • Public order 130.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 91.6 10/10
  • Drugs 73.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 59.9 10/10
  • Other theft 56.3 10/10
  • Robbery 38.7 10/10
  • Burglary 28.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.6 9/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
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

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Central , and the 2nd 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 High Street (WD17 2BP) in the last 12 months was 1489.4 per 1,000 residents and was 329.9% 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 123 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 175 (≈ 616.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (WD17 2BP), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 563 crimes here, including 144 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/176)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Watford House Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellstones Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Queen'S Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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