Total Crime Rate

187.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 187.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.6 10/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 8/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Rumballs Close area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bennetts End , and the 46th highest crime rate of 468 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 Rumballs Close (HP3 8HX) in the last 12 months was 187.7 per 1,000 residents and was 212.4% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 88.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 106.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rumballs Close (HP3 8HX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 78 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 Rumballs Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rumballs Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Common Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Common Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Winchdells Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rumballs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Millfield Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robins Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Candlefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rumballs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robins Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rumballs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Goldcroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Childwick Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Market Oak Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rumballs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Robins Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robins Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rumballs Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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