Crime Rates at The Parade, Watford, WD19 7ED

The Parade area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Carpenders Park , and the 128th lowest crime rate of 276 local areas in Three Rivers .

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 The Parade (WD19 7ED) in the last 12 months was 46.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% lower than the Carpenders Park average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Parade (WD19 7ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 236 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.