Total Crime Rate
92.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mortimer Hill area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Aldbury and Wigginton , and the 137th highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mortimer Hill (HP23 5JB) in the last 12 months was 92.4 per 1,000 residents and was 84.6% higher than the Aldbury and Wigginton average (50.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mortimer Hill (HP23 5JB), the main crime hotspot is near Shugars Green. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shugars Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shugars Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shugars Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunsley Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dunsley Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dunsley Place | Under investigation |
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