Total Crime Rate

712.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 712.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 285.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 145.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.5 10/10
  • Burglary 40.0 10/10
  • Other theft 32.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Robbery 15.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 15.0 9/10
  • Other crime 12.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Paradise area has the 4th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Adeyfield West , and the 6th highest crime rate of 468 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 Paradise (HP2 4TF) in the last 12 months was 712.5 per 1,000 residents and was 822.3% higher than the Adeyfield West average (77.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 114 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 147.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 104.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paradise (HP2 4TF), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 172 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Paradise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Harry Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person King Harry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fern Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Harry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Harry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maynard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Harry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Harry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Harry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order King Harry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King Harry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fern Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fern Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fern Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fern Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hillfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caernarvon Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Lane —
Sep 2025Drugs The Spires Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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