Crimes Committed Near Lower High Street, Watford, WD17 2BD in August 2025
Summary
Lower High Street, Watford, WD17 2BD is within the Watford Central policing neighbourhood, under the Hertfordshire Constabulary force area.
There were 221 crimes recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Lower High Street, Watford, WD17 2BD.
Crime Level
The overall crime level in the area immediately around Lower High Street, Watford, WD17 2BD can be described as High.
In the previous 12 months for which data is available, there were 434 reported crimes per 1,000 people - a high level when compared with other statistical areas.
This crime level rating is based on crimes in the Lower level Super Output Area (LSOA) that this postcode is within, whereas the crime map and the list of crimes shown below is based on a straight-line distance instead. Care should be taken when comparing rural to urban areas as even if crimes per 1,000 people are similar, the crimes will be geographically more spread out in rural areas and the LSOA will be a larger area.
Levels By Category
Anti-social behaviour: High
Bicycle theft: Medium
Burglary: Medium
Criminal damage and arson: High
Drugs: Medium
Other crime: Low
Other theft: Medium
Possession of weapons: Low
Public order: Medium
Robbery: Medium
Shoplifting: High
Theft from the person: Medium
Vehicle crime: Medium
Violence and sexual offences: High
List of Crimes Nearby
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Anti-social behaviour
These are the 30 Anti-social behaviour crimes recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Lower High Street, Watford, WD17 2BD. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Ashlyn Close |
| August 2025 | On or near Bushey And Oxhey Railway Yard |
| August 2025 | On or near Fishers Close |
| August 2025 | On or near Frogmore Avenue |
| August 2025 | On or near Kings Close |
| August 2025 | On or near Muriel Avenue |
| August 2025 | On or near New Street |
| August 2025 | On or near New Street |
| August 2025 | On or near New Street |
| August 2025 | On or near Nightclub |
| August 2025 | On or near Nightclub |
| August 2025 | On or near Nightclub |
| August 2025 | On or near Parking Area |
| August 2025 | On or near Parking Area |
| August 2025 | On or near Parking Area |
| August 2025 | On or near Parking Area |
| August 2025 | On or near Plantation Close |
| August 2025 | On or near Queen'S Road |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area |
| August 2025 | On or near Siskin Close |
| August 2025 | On or near St Mary'S Road |
| August 2025 | On or near St. Marys View |
| August 2025 | On or near St. Marys View |
| August 2025 | On or near St. Marys View |
| August 2025 | On or near The Crescent |
| August 2025 | On or near The Crescent |
| August 2025 | On or near Watford Field Road |
| August 2025 | On or near Watford High Street |
| August 2025 | On or near Woolmerdine Court |
Bicycle theft
These are the 2 Bicycle theft crimes recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Lower High Street, Watford, WD17 2BD. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
Burglary
These are the 7 Burglary crimes recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Lower High Street, Watford, WD17 2BD. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Farthing Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| August 2025 | On or near Gladstone Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Granville Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Granville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Loates Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Lower Derby Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
Criminal damage and arson
These are the 19 Criminal damage and arson crimes recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Lower High Street, Watford, WD17 2BD. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Bendysh Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Edinburgh Mews | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Exchange Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Exchange Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Farraline Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near George Street | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Granville Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Loates Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Lower Derby Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Lower Derby Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Neal Street | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near St Marys Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Drugs
These are the 3 Drugs crimes recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Lower High Street, Watford, WD17 2BD. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Lambert Court | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Loates Lane | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| August 2025 | On or near Waterfields Way | Under investigation |
Other theft
These are the 14 Other theft crimes recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Lower High Street, Watford, WD17 2BD. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Ebury Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Granville Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Local Board Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Local Board Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Local Board Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Nightclub | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Parking Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Plantation Close | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Pump House Crescent | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Waterfields Way | Under investigation |
Possession of weapons
This is the 1 Possession of weapons crime recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Lower High Street, Watford, WD17 2BD. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Shaftesbury Road | Under investigation |
Public order
These are the 11 Public order crimes recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Lower High Street, Watford, WD17 2BD. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Chalk Hill | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Kings Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Lambert Court | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Loates Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Local Board Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Local Board Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Local Board Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Nightclub | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Nightclub | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Water Lane | Under investigation |
Robbery
This is the 1 Robbery crime recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Lower High Street, Watford, WD17 2BD. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Watford Field Road | Under investigation |
Shoplifting
These are the 36 Shoplifting crimes recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Lower High Street, Watford, WD17 2BD. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Farthing Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Farthing Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Farthing Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Frogmore Avenue | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Frogmore Avenue | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Frogmore Avenue | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Local Board Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Local Board Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Local Board Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Local Board Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Local Board Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Local Board Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Local Board Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near New Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near New Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near New Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near New Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Parking Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Parking Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
Theft from the person
These are the 6 Theft from the person crimes recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Lower High Street, Watford, WD17 2BD. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Loates Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Local Board Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Parking Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
Vehicle crime
These are the 12 Vehicle crime crimes recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Lower High Street, Watford, WD17 2BD. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Highfield Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Highfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Lambert Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Local Board Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Local Board Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Local Board Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Neal Street | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Parking Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Siskin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near St Mary'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Watford High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Westbury Road | Under investigation |
Violence and sexual offences
These are the 79 Violence and sexual offences crimes recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Lower High Street, Watford, WD17 2BD. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Aldenham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Alder Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Ashdown Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near B462 | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Beechen Grove | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Beechen Grove | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Bendysh Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Bushey And Oxhey Railway Yard | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Cardiff Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Chalk Hill | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Dalton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Ebury Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Edinburgh Mews | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Elmhurst Close | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Elmhurst Close | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Farthing Close | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Gladstone Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Granville Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Granville Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Granville Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Granville Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Hillside Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Keyser Place | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near King Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near King Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near King Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Lambert Court | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Lambert Court | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Liverpool Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Local Board Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Local Board Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Local Board Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Local Board Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| August 2025 | On or near Lord Street | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Lord Street | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Lord Street | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Lord Street | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Lord Street | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Lord Street | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Lower Derby Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Lower Derby Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Lower Derby Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Lower Derby Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Muriel Avenue | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near New Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near New Street | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near New Street | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Nightclub | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Nightclub | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Nightclub | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Nightclub | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Nightclub | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Parking Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Plantation Close | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Pump House Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Silverdale Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near St James Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near St Marys Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near St Mary'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near St Mary'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near St Matthews Close | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near St. Marys View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near St. Marys View | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Stephenson Way | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Watford High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Watford High Street | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Wellsfield | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near York Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near York Road | Offender given a caution |
Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.