Total Crime Rate

176.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 176.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 108.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.4 10/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Embankment area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bennetts End , and the 49th 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 The Embankment (HP3 9DR) in the last 12 months was 176.1 per 1,000 residents and was 193.2% higher than the Bennetts End average (60.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Embankment (HP3 9DR), the main crime hotspot is near Croxley Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Embankment area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Georgewood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dickinson Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croxley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nash Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rose Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nash Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nash Mills Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbarns Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dickinson Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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