Total Crime Rate

75.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.3 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 75.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Chase area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Adeyfield West , and the 174th highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Chase (HP2 4LE) in the last 12 months was 75.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% higher than the Adeyfield West average (74.7 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Chase (HP2 4LE), 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 The Chase area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Jarman Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jarman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jarman Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jarman Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Acre Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acre Wood —
Apr 2026Public order Jarman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jarman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Acre Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A414 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime A414 Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Turners Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Toms Croft —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toms Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eden Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toms Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Jarman Way Local resolution
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Data Sources

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