Total Crime Rate
28.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dunston Hill area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Tring Central , and the 101st lowest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dunston Hill (HP23 4AX) in the last 12 months was 28.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% lower than the Tring Central average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dunston Hill (HP23 4AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dundale Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Osmington Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woods Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Faversham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ash Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadow Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dundale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldfield Road | Under investigation |
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