Total Crime Rate

42.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.1 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 42.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 37.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.7 6/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brockswood Drive area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Woodhall Farm , and the 182nd lowest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brockswood Drive (HP2 7RL) in the last 12 months was 42.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% lower than the Woodhall Farm average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brockswood Drive (HP2 7RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bayford Close, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Monarch Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brockswood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowley Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemel Hempstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Camberwell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burgundy Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monarch Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aragon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aragon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemel Hempstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Half Moon Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemel Hempstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parr Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hemel Hempstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuffley Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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