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Crime · North Watford
Reported crime in central North Watford
4,408 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 96 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
4,408
Rate / 1,000
96
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1,360 | 31% |
| Anti social behaviour | 806 | 18% |
| Other theft | 485 | 11% |
| Shoplifting | 433 | 10% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 263 | 6% |
| Vehicle crime | 253 | 6% |
| Public order | 233 | 5% |
| Drugs | 159 | 4% |
| Burglary | 116 | 3% |
| Other crime | 85 | 2% |
| Theft from the person | 75 | 2% |
| Bicycle theft | 56 | 1% |
| Robbery | 42 | 1% |
| Possession of weapons | 42 | 1% |
Category by month
| Category | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 126 | 132 | 132 | 111 | 92 | 120 | 109 | 97 | 111 | 80 | 125 | 125 | 1360 |
| Anti social behaviour | 86 | 66 | 54 | 72 | 62 | 48 | 59 | 49 | 74 | 67 | 76 | 93 | 806 |
| Other theft | 53 | 45 | 33 | 42 | 27 | 46 | 26 | 27 | 34 | 44 | 48 | 60 | 485 |
| Shoplifting | 34 | 42 | 26 | 36 | 32 | 45 | 36 | 23 | 39 | 27 | 43 | 50 | 433 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 23 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 13 | 14 | 24 | 15 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 31 | 263 |
| Vehicle crime | 33 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 26 | 16 | 33 | 25 | 22 | 253 |
| Public order | 28 | 18 | 31 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 233 |
| Drugs | 3 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 159 |
| Burglary | 3 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 116 |
| Other crime | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 85 |
| Theft from the person | 7 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 75 |
| Bicycle theft | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 56 | |
| Robbery | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 42 |
| Possession of weapons | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 42 | |
| Total | 417 | 420 | 362 | 375 | 309 | 351 | 337 | 302 | 350 | 331 | 398 | 456 | 4408 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering North Watford, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 46,155.