Total Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 27.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Upper Highway area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Abbots Langley & Bedmond , and the 117th lowest crime rate of 277 local areas in Three Rivers .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Highway (WD5 0JE) in the last 12 months was 41.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% lower than the Abbots Langley & Bedmond average (61.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Highway (WD5 0JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spur Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Acres (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Upper Highway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Long Elms Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Rise Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rosehill Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosehill Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spur Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hazelwood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Essex Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spur Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hazelwood Lane —
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Data Sources

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