Total Crime Rate
138.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wood View area has the 6th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Gadebridge , and the 77th 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 Wood View (HP1 3HT) in the last 12 months was 138.5 per 1,000 residents and was 74.8% higher than the Gadebridge average (79.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wood View (HP1 3HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wood View, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pescot Hill (10 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 | Pierian Spring | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Willow Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pescot Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Pescot Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Willow Way | Under investigation |
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