Total Crime Rate

810.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

152.5 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 810.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 380.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 152.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 140.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.5 10/10
  • Other theft 25.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.5 10/10
  • Public order 20.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 15.0 10/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Robbery 10.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • 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

Wood Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Adeyfield West , and the 5th 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 Wood Lane (HP2 4TP) in the last 12 months was 810.0 per 1,000 residents and was 984.3% higher than the Adeyfield West average (74.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 152 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 152.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Lane (HP2 4TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 114 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marriotts Way —
Apr 2026Drugs Maynard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchid Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walnut Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Maynard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Maynard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maynard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Maynard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maynard Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Stuarts Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redwood Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Crescent —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Panxworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Panxworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stuarts Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marriotts Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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