Total Crime Rate

906.6 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 906.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 472.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 109.9 10/10
  • Public order 49.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.0 10/10
  • Robbery 33.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.0 10/10
  • Burglary 16.5 10/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Drugs 11.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hammer Lane area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Adeyfield East , and the 3rd 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 Hammer Lane (HP2 4EU) in the last 12 months was 906.6 per 1,000 residents and was 365.7% higher than the Adeyfield East average (194.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -76.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 214.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hammer Lane (HP2 4EU), 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 Hammer Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hobletts Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Broadfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Everest Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Old House Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hammer Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hammer Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hammer Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Great Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adeyfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windmill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Windmill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hobletts Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Coral Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coral Gardens Local resolution
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Data Sources

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