Total Crime Rate

27.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 27.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Malmescroft area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Leverstock Green , and the 96th 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 Malmescroft (HP3 8QY) in the last 12 months was 27.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% lower than the Leverstock Green average (76.2 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

In the area around Malmescroft (HP3 8QY), the main crime hotspot is near Stornoway. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Malmescroft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Taransey —
Sep 2025Burglary Stornoway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taransey Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stornoway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stornoway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stornoway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stornoway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stornoway Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Taransey Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Taransey —
Sep 2025Other theft Stornoway Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stornoway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Taransey —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Taransey —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Taransey —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kilncroft —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taransey Under investigation
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Data Sources

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