Postcode · Kings Langley
Crime in WD4 9FA
How much crime is recorded in WD4 9FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bovingdon & Chipperfield
- Council
- Dacorum
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,451 (2024)
How safe is WD4 9FA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WD4 9FA area, less than half 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
15.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 9FANational
Violence and sexual offences11.023.6
Burglary6.99.1
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Public order3.14.6
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other theft1.74.5
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.