Total Crime Rate

120.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 120.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 35.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 35.4 7/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.8 3/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Burglary 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

Fernville Lane area has the 15th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Adeyfield West , and the 95th highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fernville Lane (HP2 4FF) in the last 12 months was 120.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.0% higher than the Adeyfield West average (74.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fernville Lane (HP2 4FF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 258 crimes here, including 105 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fernville Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlowes
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heather Way
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Normandy Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kilday Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlowes
Apr 2026Drugs Marlowes Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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