Crime Rates at Rowcroft, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2JG

Rowcroft area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Boxmoor , and the 227th highest crime rate of 468 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 63.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% lower than the Boxmoor average (131.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% 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 Aubreys Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.