Total Crime Rate

34.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.3 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 34.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 29.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Leys Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bennetts End , and the 129th lowest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leys Road (HP3 9LE) in the last 12 months was 34.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% lower than the Bennetts End average (46.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leys Road (HP3 9LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sheephouse Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leys Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Barn —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennetts End Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ashley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennetts End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kimps Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howe Road —
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Data Sources

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