Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Brickmakers Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Leverstock Green , and the 172nd highest 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 Brickmakers Lane (HP3 8NY) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% higher than the Leverstock Green average (76.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brickmakers Lane (HP3 8NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Field Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hartcroft Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brickmakers Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Ritcroft Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Field Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ritcroft Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ritcroft Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kinderscout Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kilncroft
Sep 2025Drugs Field Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Marston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brickmakers Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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