Total Crime Rate

243.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 243.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.5 9/10
  • Public order 31.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 25.5 7/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

London Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Apsley and Corner Hall , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 468 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 243.6 per 1,000 residents and was 93.2% higher than the Apsley and Corner Hall average (126.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 107.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (HP3 9BD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 11 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
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishops Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishops Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bishops Mead —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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