Total Crime Rate

157.0 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 157.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Public order 8.3 6/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Sacombe Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Boxmoor , and the 61st highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sacombe Road (HP1 3RQ) in the last 12 months was 157.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 85.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 93.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sacombe Road (HP1 3RQ), the main crime hotspot is near School End Crescent. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sacombe Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chardins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grassy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Furlongs
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School End Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School End Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School End Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School End Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bodwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sacombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sacombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sacombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawthorn Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boxted Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boxted Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School End Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School End Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School End Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Martindale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School End Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Someries Road

Data Sources

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