Total Crime Rate

216.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 216.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 111.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

School Row area has the 4th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Boxmoor , and the 35th highest crime rate of 470 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 216.2 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% higher than the Boxmoor average (129.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 66.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% 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 41 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.

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Crime Over Time in School Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pixies Hill Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valleyside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaulden Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chaulden Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bosworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pixies Hill Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lucks Hill —
Apr 2026Public order Lucks Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shepherds Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Honeycross Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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