Total Crime Rate

252.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 252.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.5 10/10
  • Burglary 17.5 10/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Other crime 12.5 10/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vicarage Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Adeyfield West , and the 32nd 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 Vicarage Close (HP1 1JN) in the last 12 months was 252.5 per 1,000 residents and was 226.9% higher than the Adeyfield West average (77.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 80.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Close (HP1 1JN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vicarage Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayo Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moor End Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cemetery Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moor End Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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