Total Crime Rate
26.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dunlin Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Grovehill , and the 92nd lowest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dunlin Road (HP2 6LU) in the last 12 months was 26.4 per 1,000 residents and was 67.8% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dunlin Road (HP2 6LU), the main crime hotspot is near Tintagel Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Grovehill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tintagel Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tintagel Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Claymore | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tintagel Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penrose Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tintagel Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tintagel Close | — |
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