Total Crime Rate

153.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 153.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 113.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 28.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Embankment area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bennetts End , and the 55th 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 The Embankment (HP3 9DR) in the last 12 months was 153.4 per 1,000 residents and was 228.6% higher than the Bennetts End average (46.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Embankment (HP3 9DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Embankment, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Embankment area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nash Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Embankment —
Apr 2026Public order Ridgeway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ridgeway Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nash Mills Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nash Mills Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Nash Mills Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Embankment —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Embankment —
Apr 2026Other theft Rose Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nash Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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