Total Crime Rate

66.3 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 66.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Park View Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Watling , and the 214th 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 Park View Drive (AL3 8PE) in the last 12 months was 66.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park View Drive (AL3 8PE), 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 Park View Drive 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Park View Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park View Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowper Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park View Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Albert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park View Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park View Drive —
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Data Sources

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