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Crime in HP3 0PH

How much crime is recorded in HP3 0PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Bovingdon & Chipperfield
Council
Dacorum
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,309 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HP3 0PH

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP3 0PH area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
18.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

HP3 0PHNational
Burglary23.29.1
Anti-social behaviour10.910.7
Violence and sexual offences10.423.6
Other theft3.94.5
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.92.4
Public order0.94.6
Shoplifting0.28.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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