Total Crime Rate

116.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 116.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 51.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

School Mead area has the 14th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Abbots Langley & Bedmond , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 276 local areas in Three Rivers .

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 School Mead (WD5 0FB) in the last 12 months was 116.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Mead (WD5 0FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near School Mead, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Acres (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in School Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting School Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Acres Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting School Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting School Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deans Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gable Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raymond Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Acres Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Long Elms Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spur Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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