Postcode · Hemel Hempstead
Crime in HP1 2PY
How much crime is recorded in HP1 2PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Warners End
- Council
- Dacorum
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,929 (2024)
HP1 2PYHemel Hempstead
How safe is HP1 2PY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP1 2PY 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
37.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
107
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 2PYNational
Anti-social behaviour29.510.7
Violence and sexual offences24.223.6
Shoplifting17.98.4
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Burglary7.59.1
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Public order5.04.6
Other theft4.74.5
Robbery3.21.4
Other crime1.91.5
Drugs1.62.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 110% 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.