Total Crime Rate

64.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 64.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 14.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.4 2/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Eight Acres area has the 13th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Tring Central , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eight Acres (HP23 5DD) in the last 12 months was 64.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eight Acres (HP23 5DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Eight Acres area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Faversham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eight Acres Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eight Acres —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gwynne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Emma Rothschild Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Betty'S Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Betty'S Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Betty'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Emma Rothschild Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emma Rothschild Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwynne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dundale Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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