Postcode · Berkhamsted
Crime in HP4 2LR
How much crime is recorded in HP4 2LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Berkhamsted South
- Council
- Dacorum
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,515 (2024)
How safe is HP4 2LR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP4 2LR area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 2LRNational
Anti-social behaviour23.210.7
Violence and sexual offences23.123.6
Other crime5.21.5
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Public order4.24.6
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Burglary2.49.1
Other theft2.04.5
Drugs1.32.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.