Total Crime Rate
166.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Jarman Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Apsley and Corner Hall , and the 56th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Jarman Close (HP3 9JG) in the last 12 months was 166.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 88.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Jarman Close (HP3 9JG), the main crime hotspot is near Fern Drive. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Apsley and Corner Hall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fern Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Panxworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Jennings Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sempill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Albans Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Royal Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jarman Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Albans Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Panxworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wheelers Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fern Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wheelers Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jarman Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fern Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinewood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fern Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fern Drive | Under investigation |
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