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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in WD23: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

WD23 recorded 115 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 3.31 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 49.6% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 12.9% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring39.98 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment115 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 12.9% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

115
trending_down -1.7% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

39.98per 1k
Low Risk

Active Postcodes

1,152

Within WD23 district

Watford

34,720

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Pentland Road Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 7
7
Lea Close Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1
5
Harcourt Road Map
total: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
5
Farrington Avenue Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Other crime: 1
4
The Birches Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1
4
Rutherford Way Map
total: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Public order: 1
3
Catsey Lane Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1
3
Vega Road Map
total: 3 Burglary: 1 Theft from the person: 1
3
Garratts Road Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1
3
Chiltern Avenue Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
3

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
115 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
57
49.6%
Anti-social Behaviour
15
13.0%
Criminal Damage & Arson
10
8.7%
Vehicle Crime
10
8.7%
Public Order
6
5.2%
Other Theft
4
3.5%
Other Crime
3
2.6%
Burglary
2
1.7%
Theft from Person
2
1.7%
Drug Offences
2
1.7%
Robbery
2
1.7%
Weapons Possession
1
0.9%
Shoplifting
1
0.9%

Crime Analysis: WD23

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in WD23 (49.6%). Anti-social Behaviour (13.0%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (8.7%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in WD23 has fallen sharply — by 12.9%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for WD23 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -1.7%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -12.9%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -1.2%

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