Total Crime Rate

119.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.9 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 119.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Maylands Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Adeyfield East , and the 96th 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 Maylands Avenue (HP2 7DE) in the last 12 months was 119.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% lower than the Adeyfield East average (179.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maylands Avenue (HP2 7DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Duxons Turn, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wood Lane End (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Maylands Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maylands Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mcdonald Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maylands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maylands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane End Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mcdonald Way
Apr 2026Burglary Mcdonald Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mcdonald Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mcdonald Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maylands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maylands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maylands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Whitmores Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitmores Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Lane End
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood Lane End Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wood Lane End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maylands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane End Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maylands Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duxons Turn Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Duxons Turn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Duxons Turn Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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