Total Crime Rate
16.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Vicarage Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Ashridge , and the 41st lowest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Vicarage Road (HP4 2RA) in the last 12 months was 16.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% lower than the Ashridge average (31.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vicarage Road (HP4 2RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hedgeside, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Briar Close (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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