Total Crime Rate

128.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 128.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Other theft 12.6 8/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Washington Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Grovehill , and the 91st highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Washington Avenue (HP2 6AA) in the last 12 months was 128.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% higher than the Grovehill average (101.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 62.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Washington Avenue (HP2 6AA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Washington Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Agnells Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Agnells Court —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bracknell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bracknell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colne Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Agnells Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Basildon Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Basildon Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Agnells Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Agnells Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dawley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Colne Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frome Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avon Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Harlow Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Avon Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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