Crime Rates at High Street, Watford, WD17 2BS

High Street 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 High Street (WD17 2BS) 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 High Street (WD17 2BS), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 577 crimes here, including 177 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.