Total Crime Rate

239.8 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 239.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 149.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hollybush Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Boxmoor , and the 34th 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 Hollybush Lane (HP1 2PJ) in the last 12 months was 239.8 per 1,000 residents and was 82.5% higher 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -68.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 152.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 295.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hollybush Lane (HP1 2PJ), the main crime hotspot is near School End Crescent. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hollybush Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School End Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sacombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School End Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School End Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School End Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School End Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School End Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School End Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School End Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Someries Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chardins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Martindale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sacombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyne Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lyne Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boxted Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandalls Spring Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boxted Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sacombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Briarcliff Under investigation

Data Sources

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