Total Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 51.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

High Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 16 local areas in Berkhamsted East , and the 206th lowest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (HP4 1AJ) in the last 12 months was 51.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% higher than the Berkhamsted East average (51.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (HP4 1AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St John'S Well Lane, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brook Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lincoln Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Black Prince Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Boxwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lockharts Yard Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lincoln Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middle Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Lane Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery St John'S Well Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stag Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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