Crime Rates at High Street, Berkhamsted, HP4 1FD

High Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Berkhamsted East , and the 180th highest crime rate of 470 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 1FD) in the last 12 months was 73.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% higher than the Berkhamsted East average (48.4 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 132.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (HP4 1FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Water Lane (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.