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Crime in WD3 5

How much crime is recorded in WD3 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Three Rivers
Region
East of England
Population
16,222 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WD3 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in WD3 5, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
15.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

WD3 5National
Violence and sexual offences11.023.6
Burglary8.99.1
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Shoplifting4.38.4
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Public order1.84.6
Other theft1.74.5
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime0.81.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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