Total Crime Rate

152.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 152.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 57.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 42.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Great Elms Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bennetts End , and the 56th highest crime rate of 470 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 Great Elms Road (HP3 9TJ) in the last 12 months was 152.4 per 1,000 residents and was 226.4% higher than the Bennetts End average (46.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Elms Road (HP3 9TJ), the main crime hotspot is near Pinecroft. Police recorded 40 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 Great Elms Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinecroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marina View Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Cart Track Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Barn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Imperial Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mulready Walk Local resolution
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Data Sources

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