Total Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Verney Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Berkhamsted West , and the 234th lowest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Verney Close (HP4 3JS) in the last 12 months was 59.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% higher than the Berkhamsted West average (45.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Verney Close (HP4 3JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tresco Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Douglas Gardens (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Verney Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tresco Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashridge Rise —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marlin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tresco Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farm Place —
Sep 2025Burglary The Hawthorns Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tresco Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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