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Crime in HP4 3AB

How much crime is recorded in HP4 3AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Berkhamsted South
Council
Dacorum
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,372 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HP4 3AB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP4 3AB 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
19.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 3ABNational
Violence and sexual offences13.023.6
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Burglary4.99.1
Other theft4.54.5
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Public order2.74.6
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Shoplifting1.48.4
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Trend

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.

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