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Postcode sector · Hemel Hempstead

Crime in HP1 2

How much crime is recorded in HP1 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Dacorum
Region
East of England
Population
18,189 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HP1 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in HP1 2, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
22.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 2National
Violence and sexual offences16.323.6
Anti-social behaviour11.110.7
Burglary9.79.1
Shoplifting4.88.4
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft3.24.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Public order2.04.6
Robbery1.31.4
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 51% 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.

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