Total Crime Rate

438.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 438.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 117.8 10/10
  • Public order 46.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.7 10/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Robbery 11.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Other crime 2.3 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

High Street 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 High Street (HP1 3AE) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 High Street (HP1 3AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 106 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (55 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Road
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Mary'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Fernville Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fernville Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Half Moon Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broad Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Gables Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Chapel Cottages Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Cottages Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Half Moon Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Brackens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Chapel Cottages Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Half Moon Yard
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Half Moon Yard
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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