Crime Rates at Loates Lane, Watford, WD17 2PE

Loates Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Central , and the 41st highest crime rate of 275 local areas in Watford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Loates Lane (WD17 2PE) in the last 12 months was 154.1 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 1200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 63.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 750.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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