Total Crime Rate
337.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Berkhamsted Castle , and the 18th 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 High Street (HP4 3AP) in the last 12 months was 337.2 per 1,000 residents and was 469.3% 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -68.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (HP4 3AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 61 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.
View Crime In Berkhamsted Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greene Field Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Black Prince Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Old Orchard Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lincoln Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lincoln Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Church Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Church Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Berkhamsted | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Church Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Church Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Police Station | Under investigation |
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