Total Crime Rate

659.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 659.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 182.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 157.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.1 10/10
  • Other theft 48.6 10/10
  • Robbery 39.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.4 10/10
  • Public order 27.8 10/10
  • Other crime 20.8 10/10
  • Burglary 16.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 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

Maylands Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Adeyfield East , and the 8th 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 Maylands Avenue (HP2 7DF) in the last 12 months was 659.7 per 1,000 residents and was 238.9% higher than the Adeyfield East average (194.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -47.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 102 (≈ 236.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maylands Avenue (HP2 7DF), the main crime hotspot is near Mcdonald Way. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maylands Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mcdonald Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mcdonald Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mcdonald Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Mcdonald Way Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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