Total Crime Rate

6.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 6.2 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • 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

Meadow Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Berkhamsted Castle , and the 13th lowest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadow Road (HP4 1EA) in the last 12 months was 6.2 per 1,000 residents and was 90.9% lower than the Berkhamsted Castle average (68.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Road (HP4 1EA), the main crime hotspot is near Nash Close. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Meadow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Delahay Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Chiltern Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nash Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Birtchnell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheldon Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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