Total Crime Rate

100.0 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 100.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 9th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Boxmoor , and the 128th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cherry Orchard (HP1 3NN) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cherry Orchard (HP1 3NN), 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 (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bingham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cherry Orchard Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bingham Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Nokes —
Sep 2025Other theft Tollpit End 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Howards Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coulser Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sacombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parklands —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sacombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sacombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bingham Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chasden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bingham Close —
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Data Sources

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