Crime Rates at Lord Street, Watford, WD17 2LQ

Lord Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Central , and the 7th 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 Lord Street (WD17 2LQ) in the last 12 months was 687.8 per 1,000 residents and was 97.0% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 206.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 761.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lord Street (WD17 2LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 407 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (127 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.