Crime Rates at Micklem Drive, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2PW

Micklem Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Boxmoor , and the 79th 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 Micklem Drive (HP1 2PW) in the last 12 months was 137.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% higher than the Boxmoor average (131.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 60.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Micklem Drive (HP1 2PW), 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.