Total Crime Rate

274.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 274.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.6 10/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hazel Road 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 Hazel Road (HP4 2JN) 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 Hazel Road (HP4 2JN), the main crime hotspot is near Oak Drive. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hazel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Highfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Highfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highfield Road —
Sep 2025Public order Oak Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Curtis Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Curtis Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Curtis Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Briar Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sevens Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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