Total Crime Rate

222.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 222.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 70.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.5 10/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 15.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Park Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Adeyfield West , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 470 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 Park Road (HP1 1JS) in the last 12 months was 222.5 per 1,000 residents and was 197.9% higher than the Adeyfield West average (74.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 70.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road (HP1 1JS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corner Hall —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Corner Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moor End Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Moor End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Moor End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor End Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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