Crime Rates at Shirley Road, Watford, WD17 4DD

Shirley Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Nascot , and the 32nd lowest crime rate of 271 local areas in Watford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shirley Road (WD17 4DD) in the last 12 months was 23.7 per 1,000 residents and was 57.0% lower than the Nascot average (55.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -97.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shirley Road (WD17 4DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Molteno Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lockhart Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.