Total Crime Rate

164.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 164.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 102.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.0 7/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

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 3NJ) 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 3NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Sacombe Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cherry Orchard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sacombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Howards Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parklands —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bingham Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bingham Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bingham Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Bingham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sacombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cherry Orchard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sacombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chasden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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