Total Crime Rate

40.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 40.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 29.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Chapelcroft area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield , and the 171st lowest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chapelcroft (WD4 9DP) in the last 12 months was 40.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% lower than the Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield average (57.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapelcroft (WD4 9DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alexandra Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Croft (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Chapelcroft area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Burglary Kings Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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