Total Crime Rate

110.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 110.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

The Gables area has the 7th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Gadebridge , and the 105th 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 The Gables (HP2 5EU) in the last 12 months was 110.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.1% higher than the Gadebridge average (74.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 60.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Gables (HP2 5EU), 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 The Gables area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berefeld Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Half Moon Yard —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Half Moon Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Half Moon Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Townsend —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cherry Bounce Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Bounce Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berefeld Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berefeld Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berefeld —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Robbery Austins Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Figtree Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Figtree Hill —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Bounce Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Figtree Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Figtree Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Half Moon Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Half Moon Yard —
Apr 2026Other theft Sun Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Mead Under investigation
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Data Sources

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