Total Crime Rate
118.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rutland Gardens area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Adeyfield East , and the 104th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rutland Gardens (HP2 5XB) in the last 12 months was 118.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% lower than the Adeyfield East average (194.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -93.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rutland Gardens (HP2 5XB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hammer Lane (15 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 | Adeyfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nicholas Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hobletts Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hobletts Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hammer Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hammer Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Great Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hammer Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Grazings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Winds End Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ellingham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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