Total Crime Rate
27.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026New Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Tring Central , and the 97th 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 New Road (HP23 5EX) in the last 12 months was 27.5 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around New Road (HP23 5EX), the main crime hotspot is near Emma Rothschild Court. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Icknield Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gwynne Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rosebery Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosebery Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosebery Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosebery Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Emma Rothschild Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B486 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Emma Rothschild Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Emma Rothschild Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Grove Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rosebery Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gwynne Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Icknield Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bushel Wharf | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morefields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morefields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gamnel Mews | — |
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