Total Crime Rate

125.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 125.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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

Primrose Hill area has the 13th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Abbots Langley & Bedmond , and the 37th highest crime rate of 276 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 Primrose Hill (WD4 8HX) in the last 12 months was 125.9 per 1,000 residents and was 83.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Primrose Hill (WD4 8HX), the main crime hotspot is near Ovaltine Drive. Police recorded 23 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 Primrose Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ovaltine Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ovaltine Drive —
Sep 2025Public order Ovaltine Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterside —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterside Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hemsley Road —
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Data Sources

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