Crime Rates at Loates Lane, Watford, WD17 2PA

Loates Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Central , and the 11th 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 Loates Lane (WD17 2PA) in the last 12 months was 519.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% higher than the Central average (349.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 134.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 184.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Loates Lane (WD17 2PA), 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.