Total Crime Rate

96.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.3 9/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.6 1/10
  • Other crime 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 9th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bennetts End , and the 137th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Embankment (HP3 9GA) in the last 12 months was 96.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Embankment (HP3 9GA), 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rose Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbarns Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dickinson Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Dickinson Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croxley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nash Mills Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nash Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nash Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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