Total Crime Rate

767.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 767.1 10/10
  • Other theft 326.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 189.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Drugs 18.6 10/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • 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

Breakspear Way area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Leverstock Green , and the 5th 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 Breakspear Way (HP2 4TZ) in the last 12 months was 767.1 per 1,000 residents and was 906.9% higher than the Leverstock Green average (76.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 105 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 Vehicle crime ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 96.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Breakspear Way (HP2 4TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Strawberry Mews. Police recorded 209 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Breakspear Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackberry Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackberry Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bluebell Walk —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Strawberry Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Strawberry Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Strawberry Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Strawberry Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Strawberry Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Strawberry Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Strawberry Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Strawberry Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Strawberry Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Strawberry Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strawberry Mews —
Sep 2025Drugs Blackberry Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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