Total Crime Rate
438.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Marlowes area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Gadebridge , and the 15th 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 Marlowes (HP1 1LA) in the last 12 months was 438.8 per 1,000 residents and was 453.9% higher than the Gadebridge average (79.2 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 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -47.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 95 (β 219.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marlowes (HP1 1LA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 308 crimes here, including 134 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gadebridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Half Moon Yard | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Chapel Cottages | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Cottages | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Chapel Cottages | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Gables | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Half Moon Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Half Moon Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Half Moon Yard | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Half Moon Yard | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlowes | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlowes | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlowes | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlowes | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Marlowes | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Marlowes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlowes | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlowes | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlowes | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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