Total Crime Rate

121.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 121.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 69.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Shires area has the 11th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Abbots Langley & Bedmond , and the 35th highest crime rate of 277 local areas in Three Rivers .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Shires (WD25 0JL) in the last 12 months was 121.4 per 1,000 residents and was 98.6% higher than the Abbots Langley & Bedmond average (61.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Shires (WD25 0JL), the main crime hotspot is near Boundary Way. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Shires area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Boundary Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boundary Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boundary Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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