Total Crime Rate
37.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pamela Avenue area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Apsley and Corner Hall , and the 152nd 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 Pamela Avenue (HP3 9NT) in the last 12 months was 37.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.1% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pamela Avenue (HP3 9NT), the main crime hotspot is near Sheephouse Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bennetts End| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pamela Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Barn | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheelers Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Risedale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunrise Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Risedale Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Risedale Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Albans Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lower Barn | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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