Total Crime Rate

296.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.0 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 296.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 128.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 104.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 12.0 6/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

Church Yard area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Tring Central , and the 22nd 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 Church Yard (HP23 5BB) in the last 12 months was 296.0 per 1,000 residents and was 324.1% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 104.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Yard (HP23 5BB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Church Yard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Yard —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eight Acres —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eight Acres Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Faversham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woods Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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