Total Crime Rate

288.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 288.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 144.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Other crime 12.0 10/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

School Row area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Boxmoor , and the 24th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around School Row (HP1 2JU) in the last 12 months was 288.3 per 1,000 residents and was 119.4% higher than the Boxmoor average (131.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Row (HP1 2JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 55 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.

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Crime Over Time in School Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pixies Hill Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowcroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowcroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chaulden Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Burglary Valleyside Under investigation
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Data Sources

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