Total Crime Rate
89.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dacorum has the 20th highest crime rate of 45 districts in East of England region and the 137th highest crime rate district of 318 districts in England and Wales. Within the region (East of England), it has the 20th highest crime rate of 45 districts.
The overall crime rate in Dacorum in the last 12 months was 89.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.8% higher than the East of England region average (81.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Dacorum’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4,662 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 68 cases , up 1.5% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 8.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -19.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5,508 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 89.3 per 1,000
| Ward | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK wards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adeyfield East | 179.1 | 89.7 (100%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 2 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 178.4 | 89.0 (100%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 3 | Boxmoor | 129.2 | 39.9 (45%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 4 | Apsley and Corner Hall | 121.5 | 32.2 (36%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 5 | Highfield | 92.7 | 3.3 (4%) | High 8/10 |
| 6 | Woodhall Farm | 92.5 | 3.2 (4%) | High 8/10 |
| 7 | Watling | 84.5 | -4.8 (-5%) | High 7/10 |
| 8 | Grovehill | 81.9 | -7.4 (-8%) | High 7/10 |
| 9 | Chaulden and Warners End | 76.8 | -12.6 (-14%) | High 7/10 |
| 10 | Leverstock Green | 76.6 | -12.8 (-14%) | High 7/10 |
| 11 | Gadebridge | 74.8 | -14.6 (-16%) | High 7/10 |
| 12 | Adeyfield West | 74.7 | -14.6 (-16%) | High 7/10 |
| 13 | Tring Central | 69.8 | -19.5 (-22%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 14 | Berkhamsted Castle | 68.1 | -21.2 (-24%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 15 | Nash Mills | 66.8 | -22.6 (-25%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 16 | Kings Langley | 57.9 | -31.5 (-35%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 17 | Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield | 57.6 | -31.7 (-35%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 18 | Aldbury and Wigginton | 50.0 | -39.3 (-44%) | Low 4/10 |
| 19 | Berkhamsted East | 48.4 | -40.9 (-46%) | Low 4/10 |
| 20 | Berkhamsted West | 46.9 | -42.5 (-48%) | Low 4/10 |
| 21 | Bennetts End | 46.7 | -42.6 (-48%) | Low 4/10 |
| 22 | Tring East | 44.7 | -44.7 (-50%) | Low 3/10 |
| 23 | Northchurch | 42.7 | -46.7 (-52%) | Low 3/10 |
| 24 | Tring West and Rural | 34.1 | -55.3 (-62%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 25 | Ashridge | 33.0 | -56.4 (-63%) | Very low 2/10 |
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