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Crime in HP1 1BB

How much crime is recorded in HP1 1BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Hemel Hempstead Town
Council
Dacorum
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,920 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HP1 1BB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 71.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP1 1BB area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
71.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
219
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).

HP1 1BBNational
Violence and sexual offences57.323.6
Anti-social behaviour48.310.7
Shoplifting40.88.4
Burglary26.59.1
Criminal damage and arson16.04.7
Public order13.84.6
Other theft9.34.5
Drugs8.42.4
Theft from the person6.12.1
Possession of weapons4.10.9
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other crime3.21.5
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Robbery1.51.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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80
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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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