Total Crime Rate

128.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 128.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 2/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bury Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Adeyfield West , and the 81st highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bury Road (HP1 1HG) in the last 12 months was 128.5 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% higher than the Adeyfield West average (74.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bury Road (HP1 1HG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 143 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4146 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bury Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bury Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Bury Green Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft A4146 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Everall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlowes Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bridge Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4146 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4146 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Everall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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