Total Crime Rate
2.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Croft Lane area has the lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield , and the lowest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Croft Lane (WD4 9DY) in the last 12 months was 2.6 per 1,000 residents and was 95.5% lower than the Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield average (57.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Croft Lane (WD4 9DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alexandra Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Croft (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
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