Total Crime Rate

123.3 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 123.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • 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

Mersey Place area has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Grovehill , and the 98th 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 Mersey Place (HP2 6EB) in the last 12 months was 123.3 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mersey Place (HP2 6EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Avon Square, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Basildon Square (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mersey Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colne Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stevenage Rise —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Colne Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Medway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Basildon Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frome Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Great Palmers —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turnpike Green —
Sep 2025Robbery Turnpike Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mersey Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Basildon Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Great Palmers —
Sep 2025Drugs Avon Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avon Square Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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