Total Crime Rate

9.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 9.9 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.3 1/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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
  • 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Franklin Close area has the lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Apsley and Corner Hall , and the 28th 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 Franklin Close (HP3 9PQ) in the last 12 months was 9.9 per 1,000 residents and was 91.9% 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 Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Franklin Close (HP3 9PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Frogmore Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dowling Court (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Franklin Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dowling Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Johnson Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ivory Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Royal Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Risedale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Risedale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dowling Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dowling Court —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Risedale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glebe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frogmore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Frogmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Frogmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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