Total Crime Rate

87.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 87.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 23.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Great Elms Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bennetts End , and the 149th highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Great Elms Road (HP3 9TY) in the last 12 months was 87.2 per 1,000 residents and was 86.8% higher than the Bennetts End average (46.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 8 cases , down -27.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 29.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Elms Road (HP3 9TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sanders Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadow Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Great Elms Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnfield —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sanders Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmwood Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deansway —
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Barn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sanders Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Barn —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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