Total Crime Rate
86.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hunters Lane area has the 20th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Abbots Langley & Bedmond , and the 75th highest crime rate of 277 local areas in Three Rivers .
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 Hunters Lane (WD25 7BA) in the last 12 months was 86.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hunters Lane (WD25 7BA), the main crime hotspot is near Curtiss Drive. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Watford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Lea | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | High Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Tilia Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tilia Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Lea | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunderland Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edson Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Lea | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Lea | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leveret Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leveret Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leveret Close | Under investigation |
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