Total Crime Rate

943.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 943.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 274.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 180.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 136.2 10/10
  • Other theft 56.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 56.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.9 10/10
  • Public order 52.9 10/10
  • Burglary 24.4 10/10
  • Drugs 24.4 10/10
  • Robbery 22.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.3 10/10
  • Other crime 16.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.2 10/10
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

Gladstone Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Central , and the 5th highest crime rate of 275 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 Gladstone Road (WD17 2QY) in the last 12 months was 943.1 per 1,000 residents and was 170.2% higher than the Central average (349.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 135 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , up 66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -42.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 131 (≈ 266.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gladstone Road (WD17 2QY), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 172 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gladstone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smith Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watford High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Watford High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechen Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechen Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beechen Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beechen Grove —
Sep 2025Public order Smith Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Smith Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Smith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ebury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watford High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ebury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stephenson Way —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Queen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watford High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pump House Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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