Total Crime Rate

136.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 136.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 5th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bennetts End , and the 80th highest crime rate of 468 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 Belswains Lane (HP3 9XE) in the last 12 months was 136.0 per 1,000 residents and was 126.4% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 84.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Belswains Lane (HP3 9XE), the main crime hotspot is near Croxley Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Belswains Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbarns Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nash Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dickinson Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rose Lane —
Sep 2025Drugs Dickinson Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Meadow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nash Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croxley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nash Mills Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Georgewood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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