Total Crime Rate

98.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 2/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bury Hill area has the 14th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Adeyfield West , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bury Hill (HP1 1SP) in the last 12 months was 98.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% higher than the Adeyfield West average (77.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bury Hill (HP1 1SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bury Hill Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A4146 (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bury Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Lockers Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cemmaes Meadow —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cotterells Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cotterells Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bury Hill Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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