Total Crime Rate
143.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
66.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Middleknights Hill area has the 6th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Boxmoor , and the 65th highest crime rate of 470 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 143.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -6.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Middleknights Hill (HP1 3NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bingham Close, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Galley Hill (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gadebridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bingham Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Orchard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sweetbriar Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rayburn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hedge Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tollpit End | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bingham Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sweetbriar Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Nokes | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chasden Road | Under investigation |
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