Total Crime Rate

128.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 128.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 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

Oatridge Gardens area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Adeyfield East , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oatridge Gardens (HP2 4FG) in the last 12 months was 128.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% lower than the Adeyfield East average (194.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oatridge Gardens (HP2 4FG), the main crime hotspot is near Duxons Turn. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oatridge Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Duxons Turn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Duxons Turn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Orchard Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Duxons Turn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Duxons Turn Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Duxons Turn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Duxons Turn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Masons Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Duxons Turn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Malus Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Saracens Head Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saracens Head —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malus Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Wellswood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duxons Turn —
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Data Sources

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