Total Crime Rate

404.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

129.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 404.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 129.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.8 10/10
  • Other theft 66.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 44.7 8/10
  • Drugs 38.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 17.0 9/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 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

Duke Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Central , and the 12th highest crime rate of 271 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 Duke Street (WD17 2PB) in the last 12 months was 404.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% higher than the Central average (346.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 129.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Duke Street (WD17 2PB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 409 crimes here, including 93 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Duke Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/81)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Loates Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ebury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Loates Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Loates Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Queen'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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