Total Crime Rate

73.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 73.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 11.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cowper Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Berkhamsted East , and the 180th highest crime rate of 470 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 Cowper Road (HP4 3DE) in the last 12 months was 73.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% higher than the Berkhamsted East average (48.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 132.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowper Road (HP4 3DE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cowper Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kitsbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightingale Lodge Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lincoln Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Black Prince Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Black Prince Yard —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Black Prince Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kitsbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boxwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St John'S Well Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St John'S Well Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St John'S Well Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broadwater Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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