Total Crime Rate

153.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 153.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.0 9/10
  • Other theft 23.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Hawthorne Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Boxmoor , and the 54th 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 Hawthorne Lane (HP1 2PY) in the last 12 months was 153.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.9% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 64.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorne Lane (HP1 2PY), 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 Hawthorne Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Bodwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chardins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Harepark Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sacombe Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sacombe Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chardins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollybush Lane 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 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Youngfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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