Total Crime Rate
113.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hillfield Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Adeyfield West , and the 107th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hillfield Road (HP2 4AA) in the last 12 months was 113.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% higher than the Adeyfield West average (77.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 138.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hillfield Road (HP2 4AA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 267 crimes here, including 114 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Adeyfield West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maynard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlowes | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Harry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | King Harry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | King Harry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | King Harry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | King Harry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | King Harry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | King Harry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | King Harry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King Harry Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlowes | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlowes | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlowes | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Marlowes | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Marlowes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlowes | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlowes | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlowes | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dacorum Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dacorum Way | — |
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