Postcode · Berkhamsted
Crime in HP4 1PH
How much crime is recorded in HP4 1PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Northchurch & Potten End
- Council
- Dacorum
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,109 (2024)
HP4 1PHBerkhamsted
How safe is HP4 1PH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP4 1PH area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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).
HP4 1PHNational
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Burglary6.69.1
Violence and sexual offences6.423.6
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Other theft3.74.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime0.81.5
Public order0.64.6
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.