Total Crime Rate

196.6 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 196.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.1 9/10
  • Public order 21.8 9/10
  • Other theft 19.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

South Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Abbots Langley & Bedmond , and the 11th 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 South Way (WD5 0GZ) in the last 12 months was 196.6 per 1,000 residents and was 187.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 99.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Way (WD5 0GZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rosemarie Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edson Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in South Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Offord Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rosemarie Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furtherfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Public order Offord Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hunter'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hunter'S Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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