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Crime in HP2 7LP

How much crime is recorded in HP2 7LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Woodhall Farm
Council
Dacorum
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,719 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HP2 7LP

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP2 7LP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
21.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 7LPNational
Violence and sexual offences17.623.6
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Public order4.74.6
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other theft1.94.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Drugs1.32.4
Burglary1.39.1
Other crime0.91.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 39% 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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