Total Crime Rate

177.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 177.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.5 9/10
  • Drugs 19.2 10/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 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

Bayford Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Woodhall Farm , and the 48th highest crime rate of 468 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 Bayford Close (HP2 7LY) in the last 12 months was 177.9 per 1,000 residents and was 90.0% higher than the Woodhall Farm average (93.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 96.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bayford Close (HP2 7LY), the main crime hotspot is near Bayford Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bayford Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowley Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cuffley Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Bayford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lower Emms Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lower Emms Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowley Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Emms Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lower Emms Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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