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Overview of Dacorum crime rate

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Dacorum holds a medium crime rating, placing it 17th among 25 neighboring boroughs. In the year 2023, the area saw 13,829 reported crime incidents within a population of 155,081, resulting in a crime rate of 89.17 per 1,000 residents. This rate marks an 8.01% rise over the previous year, indicating an uptick in criminal activities.

The most frequent crimes in Dacorum are Anti-social behaviour (27.9%), Violence and sexual offences (24.8%), and Shoplifting (10.8%). The least common crimes include theft from the person, bicycle theft, and possession of weapons, each contributing less than 1% to the overall crime count.

Dacorum is divided into 25 wards, showcasing varying crime rates. The highest rates are observed in Hemel Hempstead Town (302.2), Adeyfield East (188.2), and Grovehill (110.0), whereas Ashridge (43.0), Berkhamsted West (42.7), and Northchurch (39.8) stand as the safest wards.

Analyzing Postcode districts within Dacorum, LU1 (173.8), HP1 (128.5), and HP2 (117.9) have higher crime rates. The safest districts are HP23 (56.6), WD4 (51.3), and HP4 (48.4).

In Dacorum, there was an uptick in Anti-social behaviour by 3.63% and Shoplifting by 2.66% in 2023. Conversely, there were declines in Burglary by 2%, Other theft by 1.93%, and Vehicle crime by 1.74% in 2020.

Dacorum crime incidents by crime type

A total of 13829 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Anti-social behaviour – 3864 (27.9)%
Violence and sexual offences – 3429 (24.8)%
Shoplifting – 1498 (10.8)%
Criminal damage and arson – 1029 (7.4)%
Other theft – 1026 (7.4)%
Vehicle crime – 1016 (7.3)%
Burglary – 573 (4.1)%
Public order – 509 (3.7)%
Drugs – 243 (1.8)%
Other crime – 231 (1.7)%
Robbery – 121 (0.9)%
Theft from the person – 101 (0.7)%
Bicycle theft – 100 (0.7)%
Possession of weapons – 89 (0.6)%

How does Dacorum compare against nearby areas ?

Dacorum ranks 17th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas Dacorum is compared against

Crime rates in Dacorum wards

There are 25 wards within Dacorum. Hemel Hempstead Town, Adeyfield East, Grovehill has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 25 wards from high crime rate to low.