Total Crime Rate

8.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 8.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Friars Field area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Ashridge , and the 20th lowest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Friars Field (HP4 3XE) in the last 12 months was 8.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% lower than the Ashridge average (33.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

In the area around Friars Field (HP4 3XE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Rise, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Duncombe Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Friars Field area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Park Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Rise —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herons Elm Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Friars Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merling Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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