Crime Rate in Berkhamsted East, ward

Berkhamsted East has the 6th lowest crime rate of 25 wards in Dacorum district and the 2679th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 411th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Berkhamsted East in the last 12 months was 51.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% lower than the Dacorum district average (93.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Berkhamsted East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 109 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 131 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Berkhamsted East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Oak Drive. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.