Postcode · Berkhamsted
Crime in HP4 3TE
How much crime is recorded in HP4 3TE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Northchurch & Potten End
- Council
- Dacorum
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,467 (2024)
HP4 3TEBerkhamsted
How safe is HP4 3TE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP4 3TE 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
14.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 3TENational
Burglary15.29.1
Shoplifting8.78.4
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Violence and sexual offences5.323.6
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Public order2.74.6
Other theft2.44.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Theft from the person1.12.1
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 127% 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.