Crime Rates at Cherry Orchard, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3NH

Cherry Orchard area has the 4th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Boxmoor , and the 57th 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 Cherry Orchard (HP1 3NH) in the last 12 months was 164.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% higher than the Boxmoor average (131.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 128.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cherry Orchard (HP1 3NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sacombe Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bodwell Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.