Total Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 37.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 12.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Public order 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

Pamela 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.

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Crime Over Time in Pamela Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pamela Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Barn
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheelers Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Risedale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunrise Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Risedale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Risedale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary St Albans Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Barn Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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