Total Crime Rate

200.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 200.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Shires area has the highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Abbots Langley & Bedmond , and the 10th highest crime rate of 276 local areas in Three Rivers .

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 The Shires (WD25 0JL) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 192.0% higher than the Abbots Langley & Bedmond average (68.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 125.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Shires (WD25 0JL), the main crime hotspot is near Boundary Way. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 48 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 (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boundary Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boundary Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boundary Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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