Total Crime Rate
88.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Leggfield Terrace area has the 13th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Boxmoor , and the 157th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Leggfield Terrace (HP1 2LL) in the last 12 months was 88.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% lower than the Boxmoor average (131.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Leggfield Terrace (HP1 2LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parkwood Drive, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Valleyside (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Boxmoor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkwood Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkwood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Valleyside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Great Sturgess Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hawthorn Lane | Under investigation |
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