Total Crime Rate

65.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 65.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beech Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Berkhamsted East , and the 195th highest crime rate of 470 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 Beech Drive (HP4 2JW) in the last 12 months was 65.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% higher than the Berkhamsted East average (48.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 37.5% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Drive (HP4 2JW), 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 Beech Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briar Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dower Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Avenue Under investigation
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 Curtis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falcon Ridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curtis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dower Mews —
Apr 2026Other theft Dower Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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