Total Crime Rate
19.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hobletts Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Adeyfield East , and the 63rd lowest crime rate of 470 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 Hobletts Road (HP2 5LS) in the last 12 months was 19.8 per 1,000 residents and was 88.9% lower than the Adeyfield East average (179.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 7.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hobletts Road (HP2 5LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hammer Lane, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old House Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Adeyfield East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Jubilee Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Grazings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rice Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Orchard Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hardy Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hammer Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rice Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Achilles Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old House Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellen Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ellen Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Laurel Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old House Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Old House Road | Under investigation |
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