Total Crime Rate
121.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
65.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Five Acres 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 Five Acres (WD4 9JU) 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 Five Acres (WD4 9JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Five Acres, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Langley Hill (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kings Langley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Five Acres | Under investigation |
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