Total Crime Rate

95.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.6 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 95.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Hilldown Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Gadebridge , and the 128th highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hilldown Road (HP1 3JD) in the last 12 months was 95.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% higher than the Gadebridge average (74.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hilldown Road (HP1 3JD), the main crime hotspot is near Galley Hill. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hilldown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marnham Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marnham Rise —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sweetbriar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sweetbriar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Nokes Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pescot Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rayburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butts End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hedge Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sleets End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marnham Rise Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Gade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reynolds Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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