Total Crime Rate

68.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.0 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 68.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Belswains Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bennetts End , and the 187th highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Belswains Lane (HP3 9XE) in the last 12 months was 68.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Belswains Lane (HP3 9XE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Embankment, where police recorded 27 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 Belswains Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Rose Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Embankment —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nash Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nash Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nash Mills Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nash Mills Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Nash Mills Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Embankment —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Embankment —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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