Total Crime Rate
116.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wood View area has the 6th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Gadebridge , and the 99th 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 Wood View (HP1 3HR) in the last 12 months was 116.9 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% higher than the Gadebridge average (74.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wood View (HP1 3HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wood View, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pescot Hill (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gadebridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sleets End | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pescot Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wood View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wood View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trouvere Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gadebridge Lane | Under investigation |
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