Total Crime Rate
568.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cemetery Hill area has the 6th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Adeyfield West , and the 13th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cemetery Hill (HP1 1JF) in the last 12 months was 568.6 per 1,000 residents and was 636.0% higher than the Adeyfield West average (77.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 85 (β 242.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 273.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cemetery Hill (HP1 1JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Street, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Adeyfield West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridge Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridge Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moor End Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moor End Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cotterells Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | β |
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