Bovingdon & Chipperfield
Middle areaSouth east Dacorum. 9,523 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 30 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 89% of people in Bovingdon & Chipperfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Bovingdon & Chipperfield
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bovingdon & Chipperfield at a rate of 53.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 84.8 per 1,000 people across Dacorum.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 202 |
| Other crime | 107 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 91 |
| Burglary | 31 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 28 |
| Vehicle crime | 27 |
| Drug offences | 19 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Bovingdon & Chipperfield compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Bovingdon & Chipperfield safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bovingdon & Chipperfield at a rate of 53.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 84.8 per 1,000 people across Dacorum.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 52 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bovingdon & Chipperfield.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (202), other crime (107) and anti-social behaviour (91).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Dacorum
These figures are published for the whole of Dacorum, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Dacorum and not Bovingdon & Chipperfield alone. See Dacorum
Bovingdon & Chipperfield in brief
The median price paid for a home in Bovingdon & Chipperfield was £640,000 in 2025.
Bovingdon & Chipperfield had 9,497 usual residents at the census.
About 89% of people in Bovingdon & Chipperfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bovingdon & Chipperfield, 69.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.