Total Crime Rate

187.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 187.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 54.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Public order 25.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Lawrence Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Abbots Langley & Bedmond , and the 14th highest crime rate of 276 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 St Lawrence Close (WD5 0AU) in the last 12 months was 187.7 per 1,000 residents and was 174.1% higher than the Abbots Langley & Bedmond average (68.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 72.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Lawrence Close (WD5 0AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Lawrence Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parsonage Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Lawrence Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Lawrence Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parsonage Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parsonage Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parsonage Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parsonage Close —
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Data Sources

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