Total Crime Rate

175.1 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 175.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hancroft Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bennetts End , and the 51st 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 Hancroft Road (HP3 9LL) in the last 12 months was 175.1 per 1,000 residents and was 191.4% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 59.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 81.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hancroft Road (HP3 9LL), the main crime hotspot is near Sheephouse Road. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hancroft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pamela Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stonelea Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Stonelea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bennetts End Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Partridges Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fouracres Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fouracres Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fouracres Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bennetts End Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fouracres Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bennetts End Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheephouse Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fouracres Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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