Total Crime Rate
29.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Adeyfield Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Adeyfield East , and the 105th lowest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Adeyfield Road (HP2 5JZ) in the last 12 months was 29.8 per 1,000 residents and was 84.7% lower than the Adeyfield East average (194.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Adeyfield Road (HP2 5JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sawyers Way (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Adeyfield East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Broadfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Everest Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Great Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hammer Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hammer Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adeyfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Old House Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hobletts Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hobletts Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hammer Lane | Under investigation |
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