Total Crime Rate

37.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.6 4/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Edmunds area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 16 local areas in Berkhamsted East , and the 145th lowest crime rate of 468 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 St Edmunds (HP4 2HT) in the last 12 months was 37.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% lower than the Berkhamsted East average (51.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. 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 2 (≈ 5.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Edmunds (HP4 2HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Water Lane, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Edmunds area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences 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 2025Other theft Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Old Orchard Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sevens Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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