Total Crime Rate

195.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 195.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 94.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.7 9/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Other theft 18.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 18.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.3 5/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 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

Loates Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Central , and the 27th highest crime rate of 271 local areas in Watford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Loates Lane (WD17 2PJ) in the last 12 months was 195.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 94.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 138.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Loates Lane (WD17 2PJ), 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 Loates Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/114)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Road —
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clarendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Clarendon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Watford House Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watford House Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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