Crime Rates at Lower High Street, Watford, WD17 2JE

Lower High Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Central , and the 15th highest crime rate of 275 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 Lower High Street (WD17 2JE) in the last 12 months was 327.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% lower than the Central average (349.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower High Street (WD17 2JE), the main crime hotspot is near Local Board Road. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.