Crime Rate in Grovehill, ward

Grovehill has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 wards in Dacorum district and the 1720th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 136th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Grovehill in the last 12 months was 101.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% higher than the Dacorum district average (93.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Grovehill’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 297 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -24.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 353 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Grovehill ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.