Total Crime Rate

85.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wellswood Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Adeyfield East , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 468 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 Wellswood Close (HP2 4QN) in the last 12 months was 85.5 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% lower than the Adeyfield East average (194.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellswood Close (HP2 4QN), the main crime hotspot is near The Flags. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellswood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft The Flags Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Masons Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malus Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Malus Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wellswood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Flags —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Flags Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saracens Head —
Sep 2025Public order Saracens Head Under investigation
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Data Sources

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