Total Crime Rate

47.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barnacres Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bennetts End , and the 190th lowest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barnacres Road (HP3 8JR) in the last 12 months was 47.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% lower than the Bennetts End average (60.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnacres Road (HP3 8JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sanders Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadow Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barnacres Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Meadow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Great Elms Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmwood Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Georgewood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Market Oak Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbarns Under investigation
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Data Sources

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