Total Crime Rate

95.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 95.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hanger Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Apsley and Corner Hall , and the 129th highest crime rate of 470 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 Hanger Close (HP1 1TR) in the last 12 months was 95.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% lower than the Apsley and Corner Hall average (121.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hanger Close (HP1 1TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Cornfields, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heath Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hanger Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Park Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayo Gardens
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mayo Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mayo Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanger Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lockers Park Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lockers Park Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Collett Road
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cotterells Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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