Total Crime Rate

74.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 74.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Buckwood Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Watling , and the 185th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buckwood Road (AL3 8JB) in the last 12 months was 74.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% lower than the Watling average (93.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckwood Road (AL3 8JB), the main crime hotspot is near Park View Drive. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buckwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park View Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cowper Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park View Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park View Drive —
Sep 2025Other crime Albert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park View Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park View Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park View Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park View Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowper Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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