Total Crime Rate

102.7 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 102.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Burglary 13.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 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

Wootton Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Grovehill , and the 120th highest crime rate of 468 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 Wootton Drive (HP2 6LD) in the last 12 months was 102.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wootton Drive (HP2 6LD), the main crime hotspot is near Squires Ride. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wootton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yeomans Ride Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Colne Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Squires Ride Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Yeomans Ride Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Yeomans Ride Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colne Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yeomans Ride —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Medway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yeomans Ride —
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Data Sources

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