Total Crime Rate
323.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
170.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pepsal End area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Watling , and the 19th highest crime rate of 470 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 Pepsal End (LU1 4LH) in the last 12 months was 323.6 per 1,000 residents and was 282.8% higher than the Watling average (84.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 77.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 170.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
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