— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · NEIGHBOURHOOD
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13,205 people · median £378,500 · Watford
Watford Council · Liberal Democrat (directly-elected mayor) 32/36 seats · 89% · OCD 2026
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How safe is it? This neighbourhood
Crime runs at 8.3 per 1,000 residents a month — below the 9.9 average across districts Acreright covers. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
Monthly recorded crimes within this neighbourhood
Per 1,000 / month8.3
Average across Acreright-covered districts9.9
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months this neighbourhood
Recorded crimes by category within this neighbourhood, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
| On or near | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Chesham Way | 32 |
| Parking Area | 30 |
| Explorer Drive | 30 |
| Ascot Road | 29 |
| Franklin Avenue | 26 |
Busiest anonymised "on or near" markers over the last 6 months — click a row to centre the crime map there · retail-heavy spots naturally rank high (shoplifting concentrates where the shops are), and some forces log crimes at their police station, so a station can rank high without the crime happening there · police.uk
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