Total Crime Rate

96.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Knights Orchard area has the 11th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Boxmoor , and the 127th highest crime rate of 470 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 Knights Orchard (HP1 3QA) in the last 12 months was 96.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% lower than the Boxmoor average (129.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knights Orchard (HP1 3QA), the main crime hotspot is near School End Crescent. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knights Orchard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parklands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boxted Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School End Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daggs Dell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Daggs Dell Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Daggs Dell Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bingham Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bingham Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maple Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyne Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parklands Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elm Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parklands Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parklands —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parklands —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School End Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birch Green —
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Data Sources

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