Total Crime Rate

196.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 196.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Northview area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield , and the 43rd 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 Northview (HP1 2RZ) in the last 12 months was 196.5 per 1,000 residents and was 248.6% higher than the Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield average (56.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 130.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -61.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northview (HP1 2RZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pouchen End Lane, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield

Crime Over Time in Northview area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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