Total Crime Rate

73.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.7 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 73.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Windmill Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Adeyfield West , and the 178th 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 Windmill Road (HP2 4BT) in the last 12 months was 73.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% lower than the Adeyfield West average (74.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windmill Road (HP2 4BT), the main crime hotspot is near Jarman Way. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Windmill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Acre Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Summerleas Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eden Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jarman Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jarman Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jarman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Windmill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acre Wood —
Apr 2026Drugs Jarman Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Jarman Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Jarman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jarman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime A414 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A414 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Acre Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summerleas Close —
Apr 2026Robbery Turners Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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