Total Crime Rate
213.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
61.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street area has the highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Abbots Langley & Bedmond , and the 10th highest crime rate of 277 local areas in Three Rivers .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (WD5 0AA) in the last 12 months was 213.0 per 1,000 residents and was 248.3% 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 Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 61.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (WD5 0AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parsonage Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Love Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parsonage Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parnell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parnell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parnell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parnell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Love Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Love Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parsonage Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Breakspear Court | Under investigation |
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