Total Crime Rate

144.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 144.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Berkhamsted Castle , and the 68th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (HP4 2BW) in the last 12 months was 144.5 per 1,000 residents and was 144.0% higher than the Berkhamsted Castle average (59.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (HP4 2BW), the main crime hotspot is near Church Lane. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highfield Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robertson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Curtis Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Curtis Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Curtis Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Highfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Highfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sevens Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Old Orchard Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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