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Crime in HP3 8DA

How much crime is recorded in HP3 8DA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Nash Mills & Bennetts End
Council
Dacorum
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,428 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HP3 8DA

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP3 8DA 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
21.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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).

HP3 8DANational
Anti-social behaviour20.710.7
Violence and sexual offences15.323.6
Shoplifting6.88.4
Burglary5.49.1
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other theft3.24.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Public order1.74.6
Robbery1.41.4
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 100% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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