Total Crime Rate

165.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 165.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.3 4/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Estcourt Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Central , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 271 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 165.5 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% lower than the Central average (346.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Estcourt Road (WD17 2PY), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 438 crimes here, including 112 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaumont Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watford House Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Watford House Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Clarendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clarendon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodford Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orphanage Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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