Total Crime Rate

508.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

203.2 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 508.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 203.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 170.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.8 10/10
  • Public order 39.3 10/10
  • Other theft 37.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.7 10/10
  • Drugs 23.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Other crime 11.6 10/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 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

Cherry Bank area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Gadebridge , and the 11th highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cherry Bank (HP2 5DE) in the last 12 months was 508.1 per 1,000 residents and was 579.6% higher than the Gadebridge average (74.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 88 (≈ 203.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cherry Bank (HP2 5DE), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cherry Bank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Half Moon Yard —
Apr 2026Public order Kilday Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cherry Bounce Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Bounce Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heather Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sunmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sun Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Townsend —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Half Moon Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Half Moon Yard —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Half Moon Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Half Moon Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berefeld Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Figtree Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Figtree Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Figtree Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Figtree Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Figtree Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berefeld Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Austins Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berefeld —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berefeld Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Layhill Local resolution
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Data Sources

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