Total Crime Rate

89.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Watford Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Kings Langley , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 470 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 Watford Road (WD4 8EA) in the last 12 months was 89.5 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% higher than the Kings Langley average (57.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watford Road (WD4 8EA), the main crime hotspot is near Jubilee Walk. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edmund Mews —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meadow Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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