Total Crime Rate

8.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 8.0 1/10
  • Violent crimes 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 Holt area has the lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Adeyfield West , and the 16th lowest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Holt (HP2 4LF) in the last 12 months was 8.0 per 1,000 residents and was 89.3% lower than the Adeyfield West average (74.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Holt (HP2 4LF), 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 Holt area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Acre Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jarman Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jarman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toms Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toms Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Toms Croft —
Apr 2026Public order Jarman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Jarman Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Jarman Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jarman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bencroft Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jarman Way —
Apr 2026Robbery Turners Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Acre Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acre Wood —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eden Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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