Total Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 87.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.0 6/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Avenue Approach area has the 5th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Kings Langley , and the 159th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .

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 Avenue Approach (WD4 8DN) in the last 12 months was 87.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% higher than the Kings Langley average (65.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avenue Approach (WD4 8DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Orchard, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waterside (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Avenue Approach area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterside Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterside —
Sep 2025Burglary Avenue Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Langley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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