Postcode area · Hemel Hempstead
Crime in HP
How much crime is recorded in HP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 603,547 (2024)
HPPostcode area · Hemel Hempstead
How safe is HP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in HP, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
HPNational
Violence and sexual offences17.823.6
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Shoplifting6.38.4
Burglary6.19.1
Other theft3.84.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Public order3.34.6
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.