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Crime in HP4 1

How much crime is recorded in HP4 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Dacorum
Region
East of England
Population
24,186 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HP4 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in HP4 1, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
14.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).

HP4 1National
Violence and sexual offences9.423.6
Burglary8.59.1
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Shoplifting6.38.4
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft2.34.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Public order1.54.6
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.72.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 15% 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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