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WD24 5

8,463 people · median £375,000 · Watford

Watford Council · Liberal Democrat (directly-elected mayor)   32/36 seats · 89% · OCD 2026
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How safe is it? This postcode sector

Crime runs at 5.3 per 1,000 residents a month — below the 9.3 average across districts AcreRight covers. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

30425365Jun 2025May 202645
Monthly recorded crimes within this postcode sector
Per 1,000 / month5.3
Average across AcreRight-covered districts9.3
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months this postcode sector

Violence and sexual offences
230
Anti-social behaviour
95
Criminal damage and arson
45
Other theft
44
Shoplifting
42
Public order
40
Recorded crimes by category within this postcode sector, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

On or nearCrimes
Busiest anonymised "on or near" markers over the last 6 months — click a row to centre the crime map there · retail-heavy spots naturally rank high (shoplifting concentrates where the shops are) · police.uk
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