Total Crime Rate

65.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 65.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sutton Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Central , and the 118th lowest crime rate of 271 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 Sutton Road (WD17 2QG) in the last 12 months was 65.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sutton Road (WD17 2QG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 208 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sutton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Pankhurst Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lord Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Lord Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orphanage Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orphanage Road —
Apr 2026Public order Orphanage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orphanage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orphanage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Clarendon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Clarendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reeds Crescent —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Keele Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Queen'S Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ebury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ebury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Queen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Loates Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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