Total Crime Rate
438.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High 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 3EJ) 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 3EJ), 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 Half Moon Yard (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gadebridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mary'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Half Moon Yard | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Chapel Cottages | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Cottages | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Chapel Cottages | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Half Moon Yard | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Mary'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Broad Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Figtree Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Figtree Hill | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Gables | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Cottages | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Half Moon Yard | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Brackens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | George Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Half Moon Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
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