Total Crime Rate

270.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

140.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 270.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 140.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.1 10/10
  • Drugs 38.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Burnet Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Apsley and Corner Hall , and the 25th 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 Burnet Close (HP3 9ES) in the last 12 months was 270.5 per 1,000 residents and was 122.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 140.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burnet Close (HP3 9ES), the main crime hotspot is near Fern Drive. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burnet Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Toms Croft —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acre Wood —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redwood Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Runham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Acre Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jarman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jarman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jarman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jarman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Turners Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toms Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toms Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Acre Wood Under investigation
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Data Sources

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