Total Crime Rate
58.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Peacocks Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Berkhamsted Castle , and the 225th highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Peacocks Close (HP4 1TH) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Peacocks Close (HP4 1TH), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorrien'S Croft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Canalside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Emperor Close | Under investigation |
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