Crime Rates at Old Meadow Close, Berkhamsted, HP4 3UG

Old Meadow Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Berkhamsted West , and the 105th lowest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Meadow Close (HP4 3UG) in the last 12 months was 29.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% lower than the Berkhamsted West average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Meadow Close (HP4 3UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oxfield Close, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsdale Road (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.