Crime Rates at Tunnel Wood Road, Watford, WD17 4SN

Tunnel Wood Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Nascot , and the 30th 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 Tunnel Wood Road (WD17 4SN) in the last 12 months was 23.0 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% lower than the Nascot average (55.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tunnel Wood Road (WD17 4SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leaford Court, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wentworth Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.