Total Crime Rate
85.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Quartermass Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Boxmoor , and the 166th 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 Quartermass Close (HP1 3QU) in the last 12 months was 85.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% 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 Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Quartermass Close (HP1 3QU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Boxmoor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grassy Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peartree Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bodwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Butts End | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Butts End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Butts End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Butts End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chardins Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hawthorn Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Butts End | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Furlongs | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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