Total Crime Rate
152.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barnacres Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bennetts End , and the 56th highest crime rate of 470 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 Barnacres Road (HP3 8JP) in the last 12 months was 152.4 per 1,000 residents and was 226.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barnacres Road (HP3 8JP), the main crime hotspot is near Hill Common. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Nash Mills| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmwood Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Deansway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chaffinches Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hill Common | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sanders Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sanders Road | — |
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