Total Crime Rate
67.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oliver Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bennetts End , and the 212th highest crime rate of 468 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 Oliver Road (HP3 9PZ) in the last 12 months was 67.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 283.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oliver Road (HP3 9PZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stonelea Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lower Barn (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bennetts End| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stonelea Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Barn | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ash Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marina View Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Marina View Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pamela Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stonelea Road | Under investigation |
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