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Crime · West Watford
Reported crime in central West Watford
6,483 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 141 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
6,483
Rate / 1,000
141
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2,233 | 34% |
| Anti social behaviour | 1,339 | 21% |
| Other theft | 453 | 7% |
| Public order | 443 | 7% |
| Shoplifting | 409 | 6% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 392 | 6% |
| Vehicle crime | 299 | 5% |
| Drugs | 288 | 4% |
| Burglary | 144 | 2% |
| Bicycle theft | 136 | 2% |
| Theft from the person | 109 | 2% |
| Robbery | 89 | 1% |
| Other crime | 85 | 1% |
| Possession of weapons | 64 | 1% |
Category by month
| Category | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 214 | 232 | 172 | 199 | 187 | 163 | 155 | 166 | 192 | 161 | 197 | 195 | 2233 |
| Anti social behaviour | 167 | 112 | 106 | 111 | 88 | 92 | 93 | 90 | 121 | 123 | 107 | 129 | 1339 |
| Other theft | 38 | 49 | 40 | 38 | 27 | 34 | 38 | 41 | 35 | 33 | 44 | 36 | 453 |
| Public order | 48 | 44 | 38 | 40 | 41 | 25 | 22 | 36 | 31 | 30 | 44 | 44 | 443 |
| Shoplifting | 52 | 39 | 34 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 38 | 31 | 28 | 41 | 46 | 409 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 43 | 32 | 31 | 38 | 25 | 31 | 29 | 20 | 37 | 40 | 31 | 35 | 392 |
| Vehicle crime | 33 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 41 | 24 | 299 |
| Drugs | 19 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 21 | 30 | 23 | 25 | 37 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 288 |
| Burglary | 16 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 144 |
| Bicycle theft | 19 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 136 |
| Theft from the person | 7 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 109 |
| Robbery | 8 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 89 |
| Other crime | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 85 |
| Possession of weapons | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 64 |
| Total | 675 | 602 | 518 | 530 | 475 | 482 | 464 | 480 | 562 | 521 | 572 | 602 | 6483 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering West Watford, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 45,900.