Total Crime Rate

143.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 143.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Middleknights 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.

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Crime Over Time in Middleknights Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bingham Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Orchard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sweetbriar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rayburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hedge Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tollpit End Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bingham Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sweetbriar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Nokes Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chasden Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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