Total Crime Rate

112.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 112.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Hitchens Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Boxmoor , and the 104th highest crime rate of 470 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 Hitchens Close (HP1 2PP) in the last 12 months was 112.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.3% lower than the Boxmoor average (129.2 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hitchens Close (HP1 2PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near School End Crescent (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hitchens Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School End Crescent —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bodwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sacombe Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sacombe Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chardins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chardins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkwood Drive —
Apr 2026Burglary Harepark Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School End Crescent —
Apr 2026Burglary Youngfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyne Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boxted Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollybush Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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