Postcode · Abbots Langley
Crime in WD5 0LS
How much crime is recorded in WD5 0LS, 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
- 1,232 (2024)
WD5 0LSAbbots Langley
How safe is WD5 0LS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WD5 0LS area, 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
22.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 0LSNational
Violence and sexual offences18.723.6
Anti-social behaviour15.610.7
Burglary4.89.1
Public order1.94.6
Shoplifting1.68.4
Other theft1.44.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.62.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 44% 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.