Total Crime Rate

153.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 153.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.1 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ovaltine Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Abbots Langley & Bedmond , and the 19th highest crime rate of 277 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 Ovaltine Drive (WD4 8SG) in the last 12 months was 153.6 per 1,000 residents and was 151.2% higher than the Abbots Langley & Bedmond average (61.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 87.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ovaltine Drive (WD4 8SG), the main crime hotspot is near Ovaltine Drive. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ovaltine Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Kingley Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hemsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ovaltine Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wander Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wander Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingfisher Lure Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverside Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemsley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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