Total Crime Rate

78.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 78.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Durrants Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Berkhamsted West , and the 167th highest crime rate of 470 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 Durrants Lane (HP4 3PJ) in the last 12 months was 78.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.8% higher than the Berkhamsted West average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 1200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 1200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Durrants Lane (HP4 3PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Durrants Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coombe Gardens (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Durrants Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coombe Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coombe Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coombe Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashridge Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coombe Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coombe Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coombe Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Loxley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Canalside Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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