Total Crime Rate
89.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Priory Court area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Berkhamsted East , and the 143rd highest 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 Priory Court (HP4 2DP) in the last 12 months was 89.2 per 1,000 residents and was 84.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Priory Court (HP4 2DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 59 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 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dower Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Greene Field Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greene Field Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alderley Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clarence Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dower Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dower Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Clarence Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chesham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lincoln Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Water Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cavalier Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Black Prince Yard | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Black Prince Yard | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Black Prince Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Wilderness | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wilderness | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Lane | Under investigation |
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