Total Crime Rate

167.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 167.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bennetts End , and the 48th 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 Rumballs Road (HP3 8JF) in the last 12 months was 167.6 per 1,000 residents and was 258.9% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 90.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rumballs Road (HP3 8JF), 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 Rumballs Road area

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

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