Crime Rates at Swallowtail Walk, Berkhamsted, HP4 1TP

Swallowtail Walk area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Ashridge , and the 96th lowest 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 Swallowtail Walk (HP4 1TP) in the last 12 months was 27.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% lower than the Ashridge average (33.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swallowtail Walk (HP4 1TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Canalside, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tortoiseshell Way (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.