Total Crime Rate

49.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 49.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Glades area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Boxmoor , and the 209th lowest 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 The Glades (HP1 2TH) in the last 12 months was 49.2 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Glades (HP1 2TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maple Green, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newlands Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Glades area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daggs Dell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frimley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Meadows Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ripley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fields End Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Juniper Green Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Daggs Dell Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Frimley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Larkspur Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frimley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Elm Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Green —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birch Green —
Apr 2026Other theft Poppy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Daggs Dell Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frimley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maple Green —
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Data Sources

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