What is the crime rate in dacorum?

As of March 2026, dacorum has an annual crime rate of 82.64 per 1,000 residents, based on 1,180 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does dacorum rank nationally for crime?

dacorum ranks #139 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in dacorum?

The most common crime type in dacorum is Violence & Sexual Offences with 385 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 32.6% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Hertfordshire Constabulary Police

dacorum Crime Intelligence Report

dacorum recorded 1,180 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 7.61 per 1,000 residents. This places dacorum at #139 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 15.5% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 16.1% lower.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

1,180

trending_up +15.5% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

82.64per 1k

Moderate

National Safety

#172of 330

Ranked by annual rate

Hertfordshire

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Ranked by annual rate

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Live Points

Crime Incident

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Shopping Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 16 Anti-social behaviour: 12 Shoplifting: 9	16
On or near Parking Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 30	30
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 26	26
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 25	25
On or near Parking Area Map	Shoplifting: 23	23
On or near Moor End Road Map	Shoplifting: 13 Theft from the person: 1	13
On or near Petrol Station Map	Other theft: 11	11
On or near King Harry Street Map	Shoplifting: 9 Theft from the person: 1	9
On or near Parking Area Map	Other theft: 7	7
On or near Petrol Station Map	Anti-social behaviour: 6	6

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

1,180 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

385

32.6%

Anti-social Behaviour

286

24.2%

Shoplifting

116

9.8%

Other Theft

7.8%

Criminal Damage & Arson

6.4%

Vehicle Crime

5.0%

Public Order

3.6%

Burglary

3.1%

Drug Offences

2.6%

Other Crime

2.4%

Theft from Person

0.8%

Weapons Possession

0.8%

Robbery

0.6%

Bicycle Theft

0.1%

Stop & Search

March 2026

670

Total Stops

12.7%

Arrest Rate

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

365

Article for use in theft

158

Offensive weapons

Stolen goods

Articles for use in criminal damage

Firearms

Psychoactive substances

Game or poaching equipment

Outcome

A no further action disposal444

Arrest85

Community resolution79

Not recorded53

Caution (simple or conditional)5

Summons / charged by post2

Khat or Cannabis warning2

Gender

Male328

Other262

Female61

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

71.1%

White

14.8%

Black

10.9%

Asian

3.1%

Other

Stop & search data published by Hertfordshire Constabulary under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

25 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Boxmoor	128	134.4
2	Highfield	58	116.9
3	Hemel Hempstead Town	133	116.9
4	Apsley and Corner Hall	96	111.0
5	Leverstock Green	74	91.6

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Ashridge	5	1.9
shield	Tring East	8	2.2
shield	Bennetts End	15	2.5
shield	Northchurch	12	4.2
shield	Berkhamsted West	40	6.1

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +15.5%

Year-on-Yeartrending_down -16.1%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.0%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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