Total Crime Rate

144.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.7 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 144.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 61.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.9 9/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Drugs 8.0 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Barnacres Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bennetts End , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barnacres Road (HP3 8HS) in the last 12 months was 144.8 per 1,000 residents and was 210.1% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 61.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnacres Road (HP3 8HS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barnacres Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Rumballs Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Childwick Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robins Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robins Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Opal Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peascroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howe Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Childwick Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Childwick Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Childwick Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Childwick Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rumballs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hill Common Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rumballs Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Kimps Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rumballs Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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