Total Crime Rate

152.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 152.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 57.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 42.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Chambersbury Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bennetts End , and the 56th highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chambersbury Lane (HP3 8BH) in the last 12 months was 152.4 per 1,000 residents and was 226.4% higher than the Bennetts End average (46.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chambersbury Lane (HP3 8BH), the main crime hotspot is near Rumballs Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 11 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Childwick Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hill Common Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Childwick Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rumballs Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rumballs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Rumballs Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Childwick Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Childwick Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Rumballs Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Childwick Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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