Total Crime Rate

132.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.3 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 132.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 52.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Other theft 24.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Shaftesbury Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Central , and the 58th 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 Shaftesbury Road (WD17 2RG) in the last 12 months was 132.4 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Road (WD17 2RG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 166 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shaftesbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lord Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Lower Derby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Loates Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Loates Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Loates Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Lower Derby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Derby Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Queen'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Queen'S Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lord Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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