Watford crime stats
April 2024

The overall crime rate in Watford postcode area is 103.7 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 7.1k crimes were violent crimes which is 27.8% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 83% of national crime rate. Shoplifting crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 26.2% over the last twelve months.The category of "antisocial behaviour crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Antisocial behaviour crime" rate is at 160% of national crime rate which puts Watford on 10. position out of 95 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. "Antisocial behaviour crime" makes up 24.1% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "antisocial behaviour crime" is 6.2k cases and has decreased by 0.5% when compared year-over-year in the period of April 2023 - March 2024.

Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Ranking (95 postcode areas)	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
Violent crime →	27.8%	22. lowest	83%	7.1k	-2.9%
Antisocial behaviour crime →	24.1%	10. highest	160%	6.2k	-0.5%
Other theft crime →	9.0%	14. highest	121%	2.3k	-3.6%
Vehicle crime →	8.1%	26. highest	139%	2.1k	-1.1%
Shoplifting crime →	7.8%	30. highest	113%	2.0k	26.2%
Criminal damage and arson crime →	6.7%	34. lowest	88%	1.7k	-7.2%
Burglary crime →	4.0%	43. highest	101%	1.0k	-1.8%
Public order crime →	3.9%	4. lowest	54%	1.0k	-22.2%
Drugs crime →	2.3%	41. lowest	89%	589	8.9%
Bicycle theft crime →	1.6%	14. highest	153%	405	-6.9%
Other crime →	1.5%	39. lowest	85%	382	24.0%
Theft from the person crime →	1.4%	21. highest	76%	353	-1.1%
Robbery crime →	1.0%	34. highest	88%	265	18.8%
Possession of weapons crime →	0.8%	46. lowest	86%	194	-2.0%
Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Crime rate ranking	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
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