Total Crime Rate

141.3 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 7/10 Β· 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 141.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 42.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hunters 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

Crime Over Time in Hunters Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rosebery Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shugars Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shugars Green β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shugars Green β€”
Apr 2026Public order Emma Rothschild Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emma Rothschild Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B486 β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rosebery Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosebery Way β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosebery Way β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosebery Way β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grove Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Emma Rothschild Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morefields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morefields Under investigation

Data Sources

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