Total Crime Rate

131.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.0 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 131.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 55.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.3 9/10
  • Drugs 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 7.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Queensway area has the 4th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Gadebridge , and the 77th highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queensway (HP2 5HE) in the last 12 months was 131.9 per 1,000 residents and was 76.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 54.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queensway (HP2 5HE), 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 Queensway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sunmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heather Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Maltings —
Apr 2026Burglary Grover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Half Moon Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Gilroy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westview Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Half Moon Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broad Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broad Street —
Apr 2026Public order Kilday Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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