Total Crime Rate

103.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 103.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

The Larches area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Ashridge , and the 119th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Larches (HP4 3TX) in the last 12 months was 103.4 per 1,000 residents and was 232.7% higher than the Ashridge average (31.1 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Larches (HP4 3TX), the main crime hotspot is near The Larches. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Larches area

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Data Sources

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