Total Crime Rate

74.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 74.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chambersbury Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bennetts End , and the 186th highest crime rate of 468 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 Chambersbury Lane (HP3 8AZ) in the last 12 months was 74.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% higher than the Bennetts End average (60.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 154.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chambersbury Lane (HP3 8AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Croxley Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chambersbury Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croxley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbarns Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Meadow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dickinson Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Georgewood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dickinson Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nash Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nash Green Under investigation

Data Sources

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