Total Crime Rate
25.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hayden Place area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Apsley and Corner Hall , and the 90th lowest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hayden Place (HP3 9AF) in the last 12 months was 25.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.4% lower than the Apsley and Corner Hall average (121.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hayden Place (HP3 9AF), the main crime hotspot is near Dowling Court. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bennetts End| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dowling Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glebe Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dowling Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Risedale Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Jarman Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Jarman Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Royal Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ivory Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dowling Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jarman Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunrise Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jarman Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Risedale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Johnson Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheelers Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Runham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Risedale Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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