Total Crime Rate

818.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

230.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 818.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 335.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 230.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 159.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 137.4 10/10
  • Public order 49.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.0 10/10
  • Other theft 22.0 10/10
  • Robbery 22.0 10/10
  • Drugs 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Queens Square area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Adeyfield East , and the 4th highest crime rate of 470 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 The Queens Square (HP2 4ES) in the last 12 months was 818.7 per 1,000 residents and was 357.2% higher than the Adeyfield East average (179.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -10.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 230.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Queens Square (HP2 4ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Longlands (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Queens Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hammer Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rowan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Old House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Laurel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellen Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jubilee Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hillary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rice Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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