Watford Outer vs Shepperton & Laleham

Watford Outer has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) and recorded 4,176 crimes in the last 12 months. Shepperton & Laleham has a safety score of 68/100 (Safe) with 413 crimes. Shepperton & Laleham scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Watford Outer shows a year-on-year crime trend of +18.4% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Shepperton & Laleham shows +12.8% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Watford Outer, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,530 incidents). In Shepperton & Laleham, it is Violent Crime (132 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Watford Outer recorded 876 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Shepperton & Laleham recorded 67. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Watford Outer totalled 1,530 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 132 in Shepperton & Laleham. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Watford Outer recorded 3,527 crimes (now 4,176, a change of +18.4%). Shepperton & Laleham recorded 366 crimes previously (now 413, +12.8%).

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. Watford Outer has a resolution rate of 29.7% and Shepperton & Laleham has 13.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Watford Outer falls within the Hertfordshire Constabulary boundary. Shepperton & Laleham is covered by Surrey Police. 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 Watford Outer and Shepperton & Laleham. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.