Total Crime Rate
712.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stephyns Chambers area has the 4th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Adeyfield West , and the 6th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stephyns Chambers (HP1 1DA) in the last 12 months was 712.5 per 1,000 residents and was 822.3% higher than the Adeyfield West average (77.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 114 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 147.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 104.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stephyns Chambers (HP1 1DA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 397 crimes here, including 138 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Adeyfield West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Spires | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Harry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | King Harry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | King Harry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | King Harry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | King Harry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | King Harry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | King Harry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | King Harry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King Harry Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Spires | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Spires | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | The Spires | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Spires | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Spires | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Spires | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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