Total Crime Rate
141.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hunters Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Aldbury and Wigginton , and the 66th highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hunters Close (HP23 5PG) in the last 12 months was 141.3 per 1,000 residents and was 182.6% higher than the Aldbury and Wigginton average (50.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (β 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hunters Close (HP23 5PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shugars Green (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rosebery Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shugars Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shugars Green | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shugars Green | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Emma Rothschild Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Emma Rothschild Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B486 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rosebery Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosebery Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosebery Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosebery Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Grove Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Emma Rothschild Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morefields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morefields | Under investigation |
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