Total Crime Rate

59.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 59.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 24.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Gammon Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bennetts End , and the 220th 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 Gammon Close (HP3 8EB) in the last 12 months was 59.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gammon Close (HP3 8EB), the main crime hotspot is near Mariner Way. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gammon Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Homefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennetts End Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennetts End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acorn Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rowan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ashley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastwick Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gammon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mariner Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mariner Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandmere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mariner Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mariner Way Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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