Total Crime Rate

943.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 943.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 274.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 180.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 136.2 10/10
  • Other theft 56.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 56.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.9 10/10
  • Public order 52.9 10/10
  • Burglary 24.4 10/10
  • Drugs 24.4 10/10
  • Robbery 22.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.3 10/10
  • Other crime 16.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.2 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Central , and the 5th highest crime rate of 275 local areas in Watford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Road (WD17 2EX) in the last 12 months was 943.1 per 1,000 residents and was 170.2% higher than the Central average (349.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 135 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , up 66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -42.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 131 (≈ 266.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (WD17 2EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 170 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Local Board Road (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/62)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lower Derby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Smith Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Smith Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Smith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smith Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Road —
Sep 2025Other theft New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lower Derby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Local Board Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Local Board Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Local Board Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Local Board Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Local Board Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Local Board Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stephenson Way —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Local Board Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Local Board Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Tucker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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