Total Crime Rate

62.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.3 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 62.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 24.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Thorn Mead area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Adeyfield West , and the 210th 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 Thorn Mead (HP2 5GU) in the last 12 months was 62.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% lower than the Adeyfield West average (74.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorn Mead (HP2 5GU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fernville Lane, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broad Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thorn Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Normandy Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kilday Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Normandy Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Scriveners Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broad Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gilroy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glamis Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broad Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Normandy Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westview Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walnut Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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