Total Crime Rate

458.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 458.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 189.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 105.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 58.2 10/10
  • Public order 32.7 10/10
  • Drugs 14.6 9/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Robbery 10.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Pepsal End area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Watling , and the 14th 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 Pepsal End (LU1 4LH) in the last 12 months was 458.2 per 1,000 residents and was 388.3% higher 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 240.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Pepsal End area

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Data Sources

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