Total Crime Rate

73.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Beech Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Berkhamsted East , and the 189th highest crime rate of 468 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 73.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Drive —
Sep 2025Public order Highfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Curtis Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Curtis Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Curtis Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oak Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Briar Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Highfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highfield Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Old Orchard Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sevens Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robertson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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