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Crime in HP2 7PY

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

Neighbourhood
Maylands & Adeyfield
Council
Dacorum
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
3,024 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HP2 7PY

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP2 7PY area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
29.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 7PYNational
Violence and sexual offences21.023.6
Burglary16.69.1
Anti-social behaviour14.110.7
Shoplifting7.88.4
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Other theft4.14.5
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Public order2.74.6
Drugs2.42.4
Robbery1.51.4
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 49% 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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