Total Crime Rate

148.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 148.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 62.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

New Provident Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Berkhamsted Castle , and the 59th highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Provident Place (HP4 2TS) in the last 12 months was 148.4 per 1,000 residents and was 118.0% higher than the Berkhamsted Castle average (68.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Provident Place (HP4 2TS), 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 New Provident Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooper Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curtis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterside Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ellesmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dower Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dower Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dower Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curtis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Street 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
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Data Sources

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