Total Crime Rate

104.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 104.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 27.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Scriveners Close area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Adeyfield West , and the 113th highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scriveners Close (HP2 4XP) in the last 12 months was 104.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.9% higher than the Adeyfield West average (74.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scriveners Close (HP2 4XP), the main crime hotspot is near Fern Drive. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Scriveners Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Scriveners Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Turners Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toms Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walnut Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Toms Croft —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bencroft Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toms Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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