Total Crime Rate

601.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

225.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 601.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 225.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 194.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.5 10/10
  • Public order 53.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.8 10/10
  • Robbery 39.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 10/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Long Chaulden area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Boxmoor , and the 9th 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 Long Chaulden (HP1 2NP) in the last 12 months was 601.8 per 1,000 residents and was 365.8% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 225.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Chaulden (HP1 2NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Long Chaulden area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peartree Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Chardins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chardins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Harepark Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkwood Drive —
Apr 2026Burglary Bodwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barberry Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Lane —
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Data Sources

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