Total Crime Rate

28.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 28.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Church Lane area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Kings Langley , and the 101st lowest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .

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 Church Lane (WD4 8JL) in the last 12 months was 28.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (WD4 8JL), 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 Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ovaltine Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hemsley Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterside Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterside —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wander Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Langley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Avenue Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ovaltine Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ovaltine Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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