Postcode · Abbots Langley
Crime in WD5 0DN
How much crime is recorded in WD5 0DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leavesden & Garston Manor
- Council
- Three Rivers
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,843 (2024)
How safe is WD5 0DN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WD5 0DN area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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).
WD5 0DNNational
Violence and sexual offences21.423.6
Burglary12.99.1
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Shoplifting5.38.4
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Public order4.74.6
Other theft3.84.5
Drugs2.72.4
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Robbery1.61.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.