Total Crime Rate

65.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 65.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bencroft Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Adeyfield West , and the 221st highest crime rate of 468 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 Bencroft Road (HP2 5UX) in the last 12 months was 65.1 per 1,000 residents and was 15.7% lower than the Adeyfield West average (77.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bencroft Road (HP2 5UX), the main crime hotspot is near Toms Croft. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bencroft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eden Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lower Yott Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Toms Croft —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park View Rise —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Toms Croft —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Toms Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mountfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Commons Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park View Rise —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Chase —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bencroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Yott Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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