Total Crime Rate
121.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
65.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Vicarage Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Kings Langley , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .
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 Vicarage Lane (WD4 9HS) in the last 12 months was 121.7 per 1,000 residents and was 110.2% higher than the Kings Langley average (57.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 65.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vicarage Lane (WD4 9HS), the main crime hotspot is near Langley Hill Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kings Langley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitlars Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Five Acres | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edmund Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Glebe | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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