Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 45.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 10.5 2/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Ellingham Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Adeyfield East , and the 194th lowest 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 Ellingham Road (HP2 5LL) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% lower than the Adeyfield East average (179.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellingham Road (HP2 5LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hillary Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hobletts Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ellingham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillary Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Hillary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Grazings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Orchard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillary Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Winds End Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillary Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Connaught Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Sainfoin End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Rice Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rice Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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