Postcode · Berkhamsted
Crime in HP4 2RT
How much crime is recorded in HP4 2RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Northchurch & Potten End
- Council
- Dacorum
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,568 (2024)
How safe is HP4 2RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP4 2RT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 2RTNational
Burglary7.99.1
Violence and sexual offences7.623.6
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other theft0.94.5
Public order0.94.6
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.