Crime Rates at Francis Road, Watford, WD18 0QE

Francis Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Central , and the 112th 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 Francis Road (WD18 0QE) in the last 12 months was 86.2 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Francis Road (WD18 0QE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 352 crimes here, including 114 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.