Total Crime Rate

210.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 210.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Windmill Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Adeyfield West , and the 39th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Windmill Road (HP2 4BJ) in the last 12 months was 210.1 per 1,000 residents and was 172.0% 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 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 154.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windmill Road (HP2 4BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sawyers Way (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Windmill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Sandmere Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Everest Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Longlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mariner Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mariner Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sandmere Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Gammon Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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