Total Crime Rate

132.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 132.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 53.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Public order 16.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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 14th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Central , and the 59th highest crime rate of 271 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 High Street (WD17 2EN) in the last 12 months was 132.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% lower than the Central average (346.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (WD17 2EN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 372 crimes here, including 89 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 (30/97)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marys Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St. Marys View Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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