Total Crime Rate
75.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Berkhamsted East , and the 175th 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 High Street (HP4 2BT) in the last 12 months was 75.5 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% higher than the Berkhamsted East average (48.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (HP4 2BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Water Lane, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Lane (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dower Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wilderness | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Lane | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Curtis Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Curtis Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cooper Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Water Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Wilderness | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cavalier Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dower Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dower Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Falcon Ridge | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Avenue | Under investigation |
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