Hertfordshire Constabulary

Crime in Watford Outer

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

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 3,581 crimes in last 12 months

7 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

3,581 Crimes (last 12 months)

↑1.2% vs Previous 12 Months

7/100 Safety Score

26.6% 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 — 3,581 total crimes recorded in Watford Outer

Violent Crime

1,345

↑14%

Anti-Social Behaviour

728

↓10%

Criminal Damage & Arson

266

↑25%

Other Theft

244

Public Order

241

↑47%

Vehicle Crime

197

↓27%

Burglary

127

↓15%

Drugs

117

↑27%

Shoplifting

113

↓36%

Bicycle Theft

↑23%

Other Crime

↓11%

Robbery

↓41%

Theft from Person

↓9%

Possession of Weapons

↓19%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Watford Outer

228

02/23

270

03/23

284

04/23

278

05/23

281

06/23

283

07/23

252

08/23

308

09/23

248

10/23

265

11/23

212

12/23

276

01/24

255

02/24

279

03/24

299

04/24

361

05/24

338

06/24

323

07/24

348

08/24

234

09/24

301

10/24

249

11/24

249

12/24

303

01/25

233

02/25

289

03/25

255

04/25

297

05/25

326

06/25

393

07/25

310

08/25

279

09/25

316

10/25

295

11/25

321

12/25

267

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

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

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Watford Outer

January 2026 267 crimes December 2025 321 crimes November 2025 295 crimes October 2025 316 crimes September 2025 279 crimes August 2025 310 crimes July 2025 393 crimes June 2025 326 crimes May 2025 297 crimes April 2025 255 crimes March 2025 289 crimes February 2025 233 crimes January 2025 303 crimes December 2024 249 crimes November 2024 249 crimes October 2024 301 crimes September 2024 234 crimes August 2024 348 crimes July 2024 323 crimes June 2024 338 crimes May 2024 361 crimes April 2024 299 crimes March 2024 279 crimes February 2024 255 crimes January 2024 276 crimes December 2023 212 crimes November 2023 265 crimes October 2023 248 crimes September 2023 308 crimes August 2023 252 crimes July 2023 283 crimes June 2023 281 crimes May 2023 278 crimes April 2023 284 crimes March 2023 270 crimes February 2023 228 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 North Watford Central 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.