Total Crime Rate
278.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
93.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Coram Close area has the highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Berkhamsted East , and the 24th highest crime rate of 470 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 278.0 per 1,000 residents and was 473.9% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 93.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Coram Close (HP4 2JG), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Falcon Ridge | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Briar Way | Under investigation |
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