Crime Rates at Wilmington Close, Watford, WD18 0FQ

Wilmington Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Central , and the 40th highest crime rate of 275 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 Wilmington Close (WD18 0FQ) in the last 12 months was 154.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% lower than the Central average (349.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 77.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilmington Close (WD18 0FQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 352 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (148 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.