Postcode · Abbots Langley
Crime in WD5 0DS
How much crime is recorded in WD5 0DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Abbots Langley
- Council
- Three Rivers
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,622 (2024)
How safe is WD5 0DS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WD5 0DS area, 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
18.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 0DSNational
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Burglary4.39.1
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Drugs2.12.4
Other theft1.54.5
Public order1.24.6
Other crime1.01.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.