Total Crime Rate

81.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
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

Cowper Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Berkhamsted East , and the 175th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cowper Road (HP4 3ED) in the last 12 months was 81.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% higher than the Berkhamsted East average (51.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. 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 flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 216.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowper Road (HP4 3ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Water Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cowper Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Boxwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lincoln Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greene Field Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lincoln Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Sep 2025Robbery St John'S Well Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Black Prince Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lockharts Yard Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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