Total Crime Rate

102.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.0 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 102.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Burglary 27.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Brambling Rise area has the 9th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Grovehill , and the 117th highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brambling Rise (HP2 6DT) in the last 12 months was 102.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brambling Rise (HP2 6DT), the main crime hotspot is near Teesdale. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brambling Rise area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westerdale
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teesdale
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welwyn Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Borrowdale Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thatchers Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thatchers Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wharfedale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teesdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teesdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teesdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Teesdale Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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