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

Garland Close 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 Garland Close (HP2 5HU) 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 Garland Close (HP2 5HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Downside, where police recorded 26 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 Garland Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Typleden Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randalls Ride Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kilday Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westview Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Mimms Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Mimms Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Maltings
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gilroy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heather Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broad Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sunmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Normandy Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Normandy Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Robbery Austins Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Figtree Hill
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Figtree Hill
Apr 2026Burglary Figtree Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Figtree Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Figtree Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glamis Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downside Under investigation

Data Sources

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