Total Crime Rate

126.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 126.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.1 9/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Estcourt Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Central , and the 56th highest crime rate of 275 local areas in Watford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Estcourt Road (WD17 2PY) in the last 12 months was 126.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 53.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Estcourt Road (WD17 2PY), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 459 crimes here, including 135 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Estcourt Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Albert Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Albert Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Monmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beechen Grove
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watford House Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Beechen Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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