Total Crime Rate

75.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.9 7/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.5 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Rumballs Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bennetts End , and the 171st highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rumballs Road (HP3 8JA) in the last 12 months was 75.8 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rumballs Road (HP3 8JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rumballs Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Robins Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rumballs Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Childwick Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Childwick Court —
Apr 2026Public order Childwick Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robins Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robins Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Rumballs Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Childwick Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rumballs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peascroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rumballs Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Hill Common Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Childwick Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rumballs Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Opal Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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