Total Crime Rate

119.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.9 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 119.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Oatridge Gardens area has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Adeyfield East , and the 96th highest crime rate of 470 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 119.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% lower than the Adeyfield East average (179.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oatridge Gardens (HP2 4FG), the main crime hotspot is near Duxons Turn. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 13 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tenzing Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Oatridge Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Tenzing Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Haleswood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Duxons Turn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Montgomery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Duxons Turn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duxons Turn Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oatridge Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oatridge Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Whitmores Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malus Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malus Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malus Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitmores Wood Under investigation
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Data Sources

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