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Crime in HP2 4FE

How much crime is recorded in HP2 4FE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Maylands & Adeyfield
Council
Dacorum
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,609 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HP2 4FE

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 48.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP2 4FE area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
48.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
130
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

HP2 4FENational
Violence and sexual offences38.023.6
Shoplifting32.18.4
Anti-social behaviour27.510.7
Public order7.74.6
Burglary7.39.1
Vehicle crime7.03.5
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Other theft4.14.5
Drugs2.22.4
Robbery1.31.4
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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