Total Crime Rate

94.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 94.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Other theft 15.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Cannon Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Central , and the 102nd 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 Cannon Road (WD18 0BB) in the last 12 months was 94.3 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cannon Road (WD18 0BB), the main crime hotspot is near Local Board Road. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Watford

Crime Over Time in Cannon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Local Board Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farthing Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Local Board Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellspring Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farthing Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Farthing Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Farthing Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farthing Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Local Board Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Elfrida Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lammas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lammas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tucker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tucker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grays Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tucker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Local Board Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Watford High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Local Board Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Local Board Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Local Board Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Local Board Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Local Board Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Local Board Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Local Board Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Local Board Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Local Board Road —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 33

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑