Cheshunt East vs Watford Outer

Cheshunt East has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,248 crimes in the last 12 months. Watford Outer has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) with 4,176 crimes. Cheshunt East scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Cheshunt East shows a year-on-year crime trend of +4.7% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Watford Outer shows +18.4% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Cheshunt East, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,009 incidents). In Watford Outer, it is Violent Crime (1,530 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Cheshunt East recorded 647 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Watford Outer recorded 876. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Cheshunt East totalled 1,009 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,530 in Watford Outer. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Cheshunt East recorded 3,103 crimes (now 3,248, a change of +4.7%). Watford Outer recorded 3,527 crimes previously (now 4,176, +18.4%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Cheshunt East has a resolution rate of 31.2% and Watford Outer has 29.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Cheshunt East falls within the Hertfordshire Constabulary boundary. Watford Outer is covered by Hertfordshire Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Cheshunt East and Watford Outer. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.