Total Crime Rate

59.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 17.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Loring Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Berkhamsted East , and the 221st 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 Loring Road (HP4 2HR) in the last 12 months was 59.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Loring Road (HP4 2HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Briar Way, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodlands Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Loring Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavalier Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falcon Ridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dower Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dower Mews —
Apr 2026Other theft Dower Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briar Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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