Total Crime Rate

32.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 32.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 2/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Stag Lane area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Berkhamsted West , and the 126th 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 Stag Lane (HP4 1FL) in the last 12 months was 32.8 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% lower than the Berkhamsted West average (45.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stag Lane (HP4 1FL), the main crime hotspot is near Riverside Gardens. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stag Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Nash Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stag Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheldon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middle Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lockharts Yard Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Boxwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nash Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queens Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Queens Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Queens Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nash Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Lane Offender given a caution

Data Sources

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