Crime Rates at Rowcroft, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2JG

Rowcroft area has the 18th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Boxmoor , and the 216th highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rowcroft (HP1 2JG) in the last 12 months was 60.1 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% lower than the Boxmoor average (129.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowcroft (HP1 2JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Middlehill, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shepherds Green (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.