Postcode · Berkhamsted
Crime in HP4 2EQ
How much crime is recorded in HP4 2EQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Berkhamsted Town
- Council
- Dacorum
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,672 (2024)
How safe is HP4 2EQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP4 2EQ area, 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
24.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
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 2EQNational
Shoplifting22.48.4
Violence and sexual offences18.923.6
Anti-social behaviour15.910.7
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Burglary5.39.1
Public order4.44.6
Other theft4.24.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Theft from the person1.82.1
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery1.41.4
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.