Total Crime Rate
26.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wharf Villas area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Apsley and Corner Hall , and the 88th lowest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wharf Villas (HP1 1QA) in the last 12 months was 26.7 per 1,000 residents and was 78.8% lower than the Apsley and Corner Hall average (126.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wharf Villas (HP1 1QA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Apsley and Corner Hall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishops Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishops Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bishops Mead | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thistlecroft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thistlecroft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fishery Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Crouchfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crouchfield | Under investigation |
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