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Crime in HP2 5HD

How much crime is recorded in HP2 5HD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Gadebridge & Old Town
Council
Dacorum
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,734 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HP2 5HD

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 71.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP2 5HD area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
71.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
168
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 5HDNational
Violence and sexual offences54.523.6
Anti-social behaviour47.910.7
Other theft15.04.5
Public order10.74.6
Burglary10.69.1
Vehicle crime9.13.5
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Drugs6.12.4
Other crime3.11.5
Shoplifting2.98.4
Possession of weapons2.50.9
Robbery2.21.4
Theft from the person1.42.1
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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