Total Crime Rate

435.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 435.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 210.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 105.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.6 10/10
  • Other theft 27.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Haleswood Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Adeyfield East , and the 16th highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Haleswood Road (HP2 4QT) in the last 12 months was 435.4 per 1,000 residents and was 143.1% higher than the Adeyfield East average (179.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 105.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Haleswood Road (HP2 4QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Malus Close, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Saracens Head (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Haleswood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Whitmores Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Montgomery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malus Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malus Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malus Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Oatridge Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oatridge Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Haleswood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tenzing Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oatridge Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Tenzing Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitmores Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
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Data Sources

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