Total Crime Rate

75.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.3 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 75.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 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 14th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Adeyfield West , and the 174th 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 4BU) in the last 12 months was 75.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% higher 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windmill Road (HP2 4BU), the main crime hotspot is near Toms Croft. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 11 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Summerleas Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Acre Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toms Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toms Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Turners Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acre Wood —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Acre Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eden Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bencroft Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summerleas Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Toms Croft —
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Data Sources

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