Postcode · Berkhamsted
Crime in HP4 1TH
How much crime is recorded in HP4 1TH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Berkhamsted Town
- Council
- Dacorum
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,499 (2024)
HP4 1THBerkhamsted
How safe is HP4 1TH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP4 1TH 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
9.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 1THNational
Burglary12.29.1
Violence and sexual offences5.223.6
Other theft3.64.5
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Public order0.84.6
Theft from the person0.42.1
Drugs0.02.4
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 79% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.