Crime Rate in Berkhamsted Castle, ward

Berkhamsted Castle has the 9th lowest crime rate of 25 wards in Dacorum district and the 3378th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 427th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Berkhamsted Castle in the last 12 months was 59.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% lower than the Dacorum district average (93.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Berkhamsted Castle’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 89 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 316.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -41.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 106 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Berkhamsted Castle ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 61 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Church Lane (12 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.