Crime in Tring
Recorded crime in Tring is 0.7 times the Dacorum average and 0.5 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 8%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Tring: about 11,449 residents in 11 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 7/10Low crime
- Living
- 5.9/10Fair
- 5-year change
- +8%more crimes
- vs the council
- 0.7×the Dacorum average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Tring.
Crime over 5 years
Up 8% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Tring, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.7× the Dacorum average (0.5× the England and Wales average). 43 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 54% of the harm here
- Burglary: 20% of the harm here
- Robbery: 8% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 15 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Dacorum (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Dacorum council area, not only Tring. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 217 | 1.3 | Down 37% |
| Cars broken into | 409 | 2.5 | Down 15% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 565 | 3.5 | Down 14% |
| Burglary of homes | 254 | 1.6 | Down 5% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 1 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in HP23
In HP23, the postcode district at the centre of Tring, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 310 | 4% | 2% | 72% | 15% | 7% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 85 | 1% | 0% | 7% | 86% | 6% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 82 | 4% | 2% | 21% | 72% | 1% |
| Other theft | 64 | 2% | 0% | 19% | 73% | 6% |
| Burglary | 59 | 0% | 0% | 19% | 78% | 3% |
| Shoplifting | 57 | 21% | 2% | 9% | 67% | 2% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 6% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Road collisions
Dacorum, 2023 to 2025: 171 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 42 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 12 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.
1.1 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 24% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).
Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.6 |
| Burglary | 3.5 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 14.7 |
| Drugs | 1.0 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.5 |
| Other crime | 0.9 |
| Other theft | 4.1 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.3 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 4.7 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 5.3 |
| Public order | 2.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.4 |
| Shoplifting | 4.9 |
Postcode districts in Tring
Nearby towns
Council: Dacorum
Questions about crime in Tring
- Is Tring a safe place to live?
- Tring scores 7 out of 10 for safety (low crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.7 times the Dacorum average.
- Is crime going up or down in Tring?
- Up 8% over 5 years, from 445 recorded crimes a year to 480.
- What is the most common crime in Tring?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 15 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Tring compare with Dacorum?
- Crime severity in Tring is 0.7 times the Dacorum average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Tring?
- In HP23, the postcode district at the centre of Tring, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 45% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Tring?
- Of 59 burglaries reported in HP23, the postcode district at the centre of Tring between September 2024 and August 2025, 0% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 78% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Tring?
- In Dacorum, the council area Tring is in, the police recorded 217 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.3 per 1,000 residents, down 37% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Tring?
- 565 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Dacorum, the council area Tring is in, 3.5 per 1,000 residents, 0.7 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Tring last year?
- 1 homicide (murder or manslaughter) was recorded in 2025/26, in Dacorum, the council area Tring is in, against 2 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.