Postcode · Hemel Hempstead
Crime in HP1 2AE
How much crime is recorded in HP1 2AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Boxmoor & Apsley
- Council
- Dacorum
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,662 (2024)
HP1 2AEHemel Hempstead
How safe is HP1 2AE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP1 2AE 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
14.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 2AENational
Violence and sexual offences9.823.6
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Burglary3.39.1
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other theft2.24.5
Shoplifting2.18.4
Public order1.44.6
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% 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.