Total Crime Rate

221.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 221.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 73.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 22.7 7/10
  • Other theft 19.8 10/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

London Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Apsley and Corner Hall , and the 33rd 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 London Road (HP3 9BD) in the last 12 months was 221.0 per 1,000 residents and was 81.9% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 73.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (HP3 9BD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Apsley and Corner Hall

Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishops Mead —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Standring Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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