Total Crime Rate

276.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 276.8 10/10
  • Other theft 98.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 74.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Valley Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Watling , and the 26th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Valley Lane (AL3 8AT) in the last 12 months was 276.8 per 1,000 residents and was 195.0% higher than the Watling average (93.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 275.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Lane (AL3 8AT), the main crime hotspot is near Valley Lane, with 7 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Valley Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Valley Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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