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Crime · Watford Heath
Reported crime in central Watford Heath
3,544 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 106 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
3,544
Rate / 1,000
106
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1,077 | 30% |
| Anti social behaviour | 694 | 20% |
| Shoplifting | 520 | 15% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 226 | 6% |
| Vehicle crime | 214 | 6% |
| Public order | 212 | 6% |
| Other theft | 171 | 5% |
| Drugs | 136 | 4% |
| Burglary | 102 | 3% |
| Other crime | 55 | 2% |
| Robbery | 42 | 1% |
| Theft from the person | 40 | 1% |
| Possession of weapons | 32 | 1% |
| Bicycle theft | 23 | 1% |
Category by month
| Category | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 115 | 102 | 70 | 88 | 91 | 80 | 83 | 69 | 81 | 102 | 87 | 109 | 1077 |
| Anti social behaviour | 102 | 63 | 59 | 55 | 47 | 47 | 37 | 46 | 58 | 48 | 64 | 68 | 694 |
| Shoplifting | 31 | 58 | 46 | 61 | 31 | 20 | 46 | 38 | 25 | 48 | 90 | 26 | 520 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 27 | 22 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 22 | 226 |
| Vehicle crime | 14 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 214 |
| Public order | 25 | 17 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 212 |
| Other theft | 14 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 171 |
| Drugs | 7 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 136 |
| Burglary | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 102 |
| Other crime | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 55 |
| Robbery | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 42 |
| Theft from the person | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 40 | |
| Possession of weapons | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 32 | |
| Bicycle theft | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 23 | |||
| Total | 360 | 320 | 283 | 312 | 251 | 244 | 283 | 250 | 261 | 311 | 365 | 304 | 3544 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Watford Heath, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 33,436.