Total Crime Rate
141.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bulbourne Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Berkhamsted West , and the 68th highest crime rate of 470 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 Bulbourne Close (HP4 3QA) in the last 12 months was 141.2 per 1,000 residents and was 201.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bulbourne Close (HP4 3QA), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashridge Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coombe Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chaucer Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coombe Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Canalside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coombe Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coombe Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coombe Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coombe Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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