Total Crime Rate
49.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ranelagh Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Adeyfield East , and the 208th lowest crime rate of 470 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 Ranelagh Road (HP2 4RU) in the last 12 months was 49.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.6% lower than the Adeyfield East average (179.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ranelagh Road (HP2 4RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Flags, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maddox Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Adeyfield West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ritcroft Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Farland Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ritcroft Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Flags | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Field Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Field Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Field Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maddox Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vauxhall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tenzing Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Tenzing Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
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