Total Crime Rate

88.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 88.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.4 7/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Washington Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Grovehill , and the 146th highest crime rate of 470 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 6BB) in the last 12 months was 88.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% higher than the Grovehill average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Washington Avenue (HP2 6BB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 20 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 (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welwyn Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basildon Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Washington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Medway Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tamar Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redditch Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Redditch Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redditch Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redditch Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Basildon Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waveney —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basildon Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bracknell Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avon Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basildon Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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