Total Crime Rate

453.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

184.6 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 453.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 184.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 157.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 117.5 10/10
  • Other theft 60.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.1 10/10
  • Public order 23.5 10/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Welkin Green area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Adeyfield East , and the 13th 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 Welkin Green (HP2 4XE) in the last 12 months was 453.0 per 1,000 residents and was 153.0% higher 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 142.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 184.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welkin Green (HP2 4XE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wood Lane End, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Zoffany Place (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Welkin Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood End Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blossom Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Lane End —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood Lane End Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wood Lane End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane End Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Welkin Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blossom Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Zoffany Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blossom Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blossom Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blossom Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crest Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crest Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welkin Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Zoffany Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Zoffany Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Zoffany Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Zoffany Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Zoffany Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Zoffany Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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