Total Crime Rate

93.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 93.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Belswains Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bennetts End , and the 145th highest crime rate of 468 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 Belswains Lane (HP3 9XB) in the last 12 months was 93.9 per 1,000 residents and was 56.3% higher than the Bennetts End average (60.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 54.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Belswains Lane (HP3 9XB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pinecroft, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Croxley Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Belswains Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bittern Close
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinecroft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbarns Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dickinson Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Dickinson Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Georgewood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croxley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nash Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nash Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinecroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinecroft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinecroft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Marina View Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinecroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Teal Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinecroft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinecroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Marina View Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinecroft Under investigation

Data Sources

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