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Crime in WD4 9EB

How much crime is recorded in WD4 9EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Bovingdon & Chipperfield
Council
Dacorum
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,566 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WD4 9EB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WD4 9EB area, less than half 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
15.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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).

WD4 9EBNational
Violence and sexual offences10.723.6
Burglary4.69.1
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other theft2.04.5
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Public order0.94.6
Other crime0.91.5
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 39% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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