Crime Rates at High Street, Watford, WD17 2BW

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Central , and the 2nd 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 2BW) in the last 12 months was 1355.6 per 1,000 residents and was 288.4% 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 114 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 158 (≈ 556.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (WD17 2BW), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 507 crimes here, including 144 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.