Total Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Housewood End area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Gadebridge , and the 151st lowest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Housewood End (HP1 3LP) in the last 12 months was 37.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.9% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Housewood End (HP1 3LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wood View, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hetchleys (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Housewood End area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood View —
Apr 2026Drugs Gade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sleets End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pescot Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood View —
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Data Sources

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