Total Crime Rate

62.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.0 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 62.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Seymour Crescent area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Adeyfield West , and the 207th 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 Seymour Crescent (HP2 5DS) in the last 12 months was 62.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.7% lower than the Adeyfield West average (74.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seymour Crescent (HP2 5DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Toms Croft, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Downside (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Seymour Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park View Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acre Wood —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toms Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toms Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Toms Croft —
Apr 2026Burglary Summerleas Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summerleas Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downside Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Scriveners Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Acre Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Acre Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eden Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glamis Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park View Rise —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Normandy Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Normandy Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Normandy Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bencroft Road —
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Data Sources

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