Total Crime Rate

323.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 323.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 98.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.7 10/10
  • Other theft 42.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.5 10/10
  • Public order 26.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 26.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.5 10/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Robbery 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

Morpeth Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Apsley and Corner Hall , and the 20th 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 Morpeth Close (HP2 4JD) in the last 12 months was 323.6 per 1,000 residents and was 166.4% higher than the Apsley and Corner Hall average (121.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 98.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morpeth Close (HP2 4JD), the main crime hotspot is near Jarman Way. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Morpeth Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Jarman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Jarman Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jarman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheelers Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redwood Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acre Wood —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Acre Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Acre Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jarman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jarman Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jarman Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jarman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Jarman Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jarman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jarman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Albans Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Turners Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jarman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Runham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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