Total Crime Rate

2.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

The Holt area has the lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Adeyfield West , and the 3rd lowest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Holt (HP2 4LF) in the last 12 months was 2.7 per 1,000 residents and was 96.6% lower than the Adeyfield West average (77.3 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 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around The Holt (HP2 4LF), the main crime hotspot is near Jarman Way. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 28 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 (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Yott Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinewood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eden Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Jarman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Jarman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Jarman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bencroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Jarman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Jarman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Toms Croft —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Jarman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Jarman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newfield Lane —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Jarman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Jarman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Jarman Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Lower Yott Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Toms Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jarman Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Toms Croft —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jarman Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Chase —
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Data Sources

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