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Crime in WD4 8

How much crime is recorded in WD4 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Three Rivers
Region
East of England
Population
15,511 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WD4 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in WD4 8, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
24.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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).

WD4 8National
Violence and sexual offences18.623.6
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Burglary8.99.1
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Other theft2.94.5
Public order2.74.6
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Shoplifting2.08.4
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 14% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

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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