Postcode district · Tring
Crime in HP23
How much crime is recorded in HP23, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Dacorum
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 28,564 (2024)
How safe is HP23
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in HP23, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
HP23National
Violence and sexual offences10.823.6
Burglary7.29.1
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Shoplifting5.28.4
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other theft2.84.5
Public order2.24.6
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.