Total Crime Rate

14.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.5 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 14.5 1/10
  • Violent crimes 14.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.6 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Grove Gardens area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 16 local areas in Aldbury and Wigginton , and the 45th lowest 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 Grove Gardens (HP23 5PY) in the last 12 months was 14.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% lower than the Aldbury and Wigginton average (50.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Gardens (HP23 5PY), 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 Grove Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shugars Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shugars Green —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shugars Green —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosebery Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B486 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosebery Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosebery Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rosebery Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grove Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rosebery Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Emma Rothschild Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emma Rothschild Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morefields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morefields Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Emma Rothschild Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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