Total Crime Rate
274.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Coram Close area has the highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Berkhamsted East , and the 27th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Coram Close (HP4 2JG) in the last 12 months was 274.4 per 1,000 residents and was 438.3% higher than the Berkhamsted East average (51.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 140.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Coram Close (HP4 2JG), the main crime hotspot is near Hazel Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Berkhamsted East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Old Orchard Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Briar Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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