Total Crime Rate

101.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Poynders Hill area has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Leverstock Green , and the 124th highest crime rate of 468 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 Poynders Hill (HP2 4NT) in the last 12 months was 101.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.2% higher than the Leverstock Green average (76.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poynders Hill (HP2 4NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pelham Court, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tewin Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Poynders Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ryecroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Patmore Link Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pelham Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tewin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tewin Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Patmore Link Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Gravely Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leaside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ryecroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Margarets Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Datchworth Turn Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Datchworth Turn —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Leaside Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leaside —
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Data Sources

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