Total Crime Rate

89.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thorn Mead area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Adeyfield West , and the 156th highest crime rate of 468 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 Thorn Mead (HP2 5GU) in the last 12 months was 89.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% higher than the Adeyfield West average (77.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorn Mead (HP2 5GU), the main crime hotspot is near Broad Street. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thorn Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Mountfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Sidings Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Paul'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fernville Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Fernville Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glamis Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glamis Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glamis Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fensom'S Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caernarvon Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Walnut Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hillfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broad Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Paul'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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