Postcode · Hemel Hempstead
Crime in HP1 2PG
How much crime is recorded in HP1 2PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Warners End
- Council
- Dacorum
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,855 (2024)
HP1 2PGHemel Hempstead
How safe is HP1 2PG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP1 2PG area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 2PGNational
Violence and sexual offences34.223.6
Anti-social behaviour20.610.7
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Other theft5.74.5
Burglary2.99.1
Other crime2.81.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Public order1.84.6
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 91% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.