Postcode district · Berkhamsted
Crime in HP4
How much crime is recorded in HP4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Dacorum
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 39,225 (2024)
HP4Postcode district · Berkhamsted
How safe is HP4
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in HP4, less than half 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
15.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).
HP4National
Violence and sexual offences10.123.6
Burglary8.69.1
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Shoplifting4.38.4
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other theft2.34.5
Public order1.84.6
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.