Total Crime Rate

381.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 381.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 96.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.6 10/10
  • Other theft 67.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 19.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Wilderness area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Berkhamsted Castle , and the 17th highest crime rate of 468 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 The Wilderness (HP4 2UB) in the last 12 months was 381.6 per 1,000 residents and was 544.3% higher than the Berkhamsted Castle average (59.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Wilderness (HP4 2UB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Wilderness area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Old Orchard Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Berkhamsted Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greene Field Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Black Prince Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sevens Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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