Postcode · Hemel Hempstead
Crime in HP1 1QL
How much crime is recorded in HP1 1QL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Boxmoor & Apsley
- Council
- Dacorum
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,305 (2024)
HP1 1QLHemel Hempstead
How safe is HP1 1QL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP1 1QL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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).
HP1 1QLNational
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Burglary7.39.1
Violence and sexual offences5.323.6
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Other theft1.84.5
Public order1.54.6
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Drugs0.22.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.