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Postcode · Abbots Langley

Crime in WD5 0QA

How much crime is recorded in WD5 0QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Abbots Langley
Council
Three Rivers
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,538 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WD5 0QA

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WD5 0QA area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
33.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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).

WD5 0QANational
Violence and sexual offences27.923.6
Anti-social behaviour17.510.7
Shoplifting13.28.4
Burglary7.29.1
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Drugs4.42.4
Public order3.84.6
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other theft3.54.5
Other crime1.81.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 53% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
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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