Total Crime Rate

104.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 104.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nicholas Way area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Adeyfield East , and the 117th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nicholas Way (HP2 5JH) in the last 12 months was 104.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% lower than the Adeyfield East average (194.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nicholas Way (HP2 5JH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nicholas Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hobletts Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adeyfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Grazings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nicholas Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Winds End Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ellingham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hobletts Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Great Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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