Total Crime Rate
81.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ver Brook Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Watling , and the 176th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ver Brook Avenue (AL3 8FH) in the last 12 months was 81.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% lower than the Watling average (93.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ver Brook Avenue (AL3 8FH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gladstone Mews, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fleming Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Watling| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Albert Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fleming Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fleming Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fleming Drive | Under investigation |
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