Total Crime Rate

113.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 113.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Maylands Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Adeyfield East , and the 105th 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 Maylands Avenue (HP2 4FQ) in the last 12 months was 113.7 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maylands Avenue (HP2 4FQ), the main crime hotspot is near Mcdonald Way. Police recorded 31 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 Maylands Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mcdonald Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mcdonald Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mcdonald Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Mcdonald Way Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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