Postcode · Abbots Langley
Crime in WD5 0SU
How much crime is recorded in WD5 0SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Abbots Langley
- Council
- Three Rivers
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,542 (2024)
WD5 0SUAbbots Langley
How safe is WD5 0SU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WD5 0SU area, below 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
26.2
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 0SUNational
Violence and sexual offences20.223.6
Burglary8.69.1
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Other theft3.14.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Drugs2.42.4
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other crime1.91.5
Public order1.54.6
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% 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.