Watford

102,246 people · median £402,000

Watford Council · Liberal Democrat (directly-elected mayor) 32/36 seats · 89% · OCD 2026

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How safe is it? This district

Crime runs at 11.2 per 1,000 residents a month — above the 9.3 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 across the whole district

Per 1,000 / month11.2

Average across AcreRight-covered districts9.3

Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months district

Violence and sexual offences

3,164

Anti-social behaviour

1,754

Other theft

778

Shoplifting

662

Criminal damage and arson

608

Public order

545

Recorded crimes by category across the whole district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

On or near	Crimes
Parking Area	287
Shopping Area	221
Supermarket	212
Hospital	119
High Street	64

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) · police.uk

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