Total Crime Rate

278.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 278.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 93.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.0 10/10
  • Other crime 32.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oak Drive 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 Oak Drive (HP4 2JP) 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 Oak Drive (HP4 2JP), the main crime hotspot is near Oak Drive. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Oak Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooper Way 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 Woodlands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briar Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curtis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curtis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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