Total Crime Rate

26.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 26.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bulstrode Cottages area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield , and the 84th lowest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bulstrode Cottages (WD4 9LU) in the last 12 months was 26.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% lower than the Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield average (56.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bulstrode Cottages (WD4 9LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chipperfield Road, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tower Hill (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bulstrode Cottages area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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Data Sources

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