Hertfordshire Constabulary

Crime in Watford North

Street-level crime statistics for Watford North based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 4,045 crimes in last 12 months

6 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

4,045 Crimes (last 12 months)

↑8.3% vs Previous 12 Months

6/100 Safety Score

24.8% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 4,045 total crimes recorded in Watford North

Violent Crime

1,431

↑20%

Anti-Social Behaviour

800

↓7%

Other Theft

434

↑37%

Criminal Damage & Arson

288

Vehicle Crime

280

↓23%

Shoplifting

224

↑65%

Public Order

194

↑8%

Drugs

113

↑53%

Burglary

↓41%

Other Crime

Bicycle Theft

↑28%

Robbery

↓9%

Possession of Weapons

↑7%

Theft from Person

↑20%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Watford North

291

02/23

295

03/23

282

04/23

306

05/23

318

06/23

284

07/23

315

08/23

341

09/23

299

10/23

266

11/23

277

12/23

280

01/24

262

02/24

275

03/24

270

04/24

319

05/24

364

06/24

339

07/24

330

08/24

288

09/24

336

10/24

332

11/24

296

12/24

324

01/25

277

02/25

387

03/25

344

04/25

325

05/25

358

06/25

410

07/25

376

08/25

333

09/25

316

10/25

290

11/25

307

12/25

322

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Watford North (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Watford North

January 2026 322 crimes December 2025 307 crimes November 2025 290 crimes October 2025 316 crimes September 2025 333 crimes August 2025 376 crimes July 2025 410 crimes June 2025 358 crimes May 2025 325 crimes April 2025 344 crimes March 2025 387 crimes February 2025 277 crimes January 2025 324 crimes December 2024 296 crimes November 2024 332 crimes October 2024 336 crimes September 2024 288 crimes August 2024 330 crimes July 2024 339 crimes June 2024 364 crimes May 2024 319 crimes April 2024 270 crimes March 2024 275 crimes February 2024 262 crimes January 2024 280 crimes December 2023 277 crimes November 2023 266 crimes October 2023 299 crimes September 2023 341 crimes August 2023 315 crimes July 2023 284 crimes June 2023 318 crimes May 2023 306 crimes April 2023 282 crimes March 2023 295 crimes February 2023 291 crimes

Other Neighbourhoods — Hertfordshire Constabulary

East Herts Rural Bishops Stortford and Sawbridgeworth Ware Hertford Welwyn Hatfield North Welwyn Hatfield South Welwyn Hatfield West Abbots Langley Rickmansworth and District Oxhey Watford Central Watford Outer Berkhamsted and Tring Hemel Hempstead North Rural, West and Central Hemel Hempstead East Kings Langley and Hemel Hempstead South East Stevenage North Stevenage Central Stevenage South Harpenden and Rural St Albans Central, North and West London Colney, St Stephens and St Albans East Royston and Royston Rural Letchworth and Baldock Town Hitchin Urban Hitchin Rural Bushey and Radlett Borehamwood and Elstree Potters Bar and Shenley Hoddesdon Cheshunt East Cheshunt West View all Hertfordshire Constabulary neighbourhoods

Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.