Total Crime Rate
15.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Emperor Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Berkhamsted Castle , and the 47th 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 Emperor Close (HP4 1TD) in the last 12 months was 15.4 per 1,000 residents and was 77.3% lower than the Berkhamsted Castle average (68.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Emperor Close (HP4 1TD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Canalside, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanier Rise (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Emperor Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorrien'S Croft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Canalside | Under investigation |
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