Total Crime Rate

680.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

182.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 680.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 187.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 182.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 136.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 127.3 10/10
  • Other theft 41.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.7 10/10
  • Burglary 27.8 10/10
  • Other crime 20.8 10/10
  • Robbery 20.8 10/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Drugs 16.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 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 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Adeyfield East , and the 7th highest crime rate of 470 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 680.6 per 1,000 residents and was 280.1% higher than the Adeyfield East average (179.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 182.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maylands Avenue (HP2 7DF), the main crime hotspot is near Mcdonald Way. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 5 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 (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mcdonald Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mcdonald Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mcdonald Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Mcdonald Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mcdonald Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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