Total Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Galley Hill area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Gadebridge , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 468 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 Galley Hill (HP1 3LR) in the last 12 months was 71.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Galley Hill (HP1 3LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wood View, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Galley Hill (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Galley Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Pescot Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galley Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Timplings Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pescot Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hetchleys
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hetchleys
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Timplings Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Timplings Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willow Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Willow Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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