Total Crime Rate
16.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lake View area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Abbots Langley & Bedmond , and the 39th lowest crime rate of 277 local areas in Three Rivers .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lake View (WD4 8JF) in the last 12 months was 16.8 per 1,000 residents and was 72.6% lower than the Abbots Langley & Bedmond average (61.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lake View (WD4 8JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lakeside Avenue, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodlands Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gade Valley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lakeside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lakeside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lakeside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lakeside Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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