Total Crime Rate
453.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
184.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Maxted Park area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Adeyfield East , and the 13th 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 Maxted Park (HP2 7EP) in the last 12 months was 453.0 per 1,000 residents and was 153.0% higher 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 142.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 184.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maxted Park (HP2 7EP), the main crime hotspot is near Three Cherry Trees Lane. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Adeyfield East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodwhite Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ringlet Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Woodwhite Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodwhite Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodwhite Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ringlet Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodwhite Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Three Cherry Trees Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Three Cherry Trees Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Three Cherry Trees Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Three Cherry Trees Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Three Cherry Trees Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Three Cherry Trees Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Three Cherry Trees Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Three Cherry Trees Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Three Cherry Trees Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Three Cherry Trees Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Three Cherry Trees Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Admiral Avenue | Under investigation |
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