Total Crime Rate

130.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 130.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Middleknights Hill area has the 7th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Boxmoor , and the 89th 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 Middleknights Hill (HP1 3NA) in the last 12 months was 130.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% lower than the Boxmoor average (131.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 70.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 63.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middleknights Hill (HP1 3NA), the main crime hotspot is near Galley Hill. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Middleknights Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bingham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bingham Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chasden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galley Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tollpit End Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coulser Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coulser Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hedge Row Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hedge Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hedge Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hedge Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bingham Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bingham Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Nokes —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Howards Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cherry Orchard Under investigation
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Data Sources

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