Postcode · Berkhamsted
Crime in HP4 1TP
How much crime is recorded in HP4 1TP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Northchurch & Potten End
- Council
- Dacorum
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,633 (2024)
HP4 1TPBerkhamsted
How safe is HP4 1TP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP4 1TP area, well below 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
15.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 1TPNational
Violence and sexual offences11.423.6
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Burglary5.89.1
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Shoplifting2.38.4
Public order1.64.6
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Other theft1.24.5
Robbery0.11.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Other crime0.11.5
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 47% 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.