Postcode · Hemel Hempstead
Crime in HP2 4PH
How much crime is recorded in HP2 4PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leverstock Green
- Council
- Dacorum
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,938 (2024)
HP2 4PHHemel Hempstead
How safe is HP2 4PH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 44.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP2 4PH area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
44.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
141
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).
HP2 4PHNational
Other theft49.54.5
Violence and sexual offences34.423.6
Anti-social behaviour21.110.7
Shoplifting10.48.4
Burglary7.19.1
Vehicle crime7.03.5
Drugs5.02.4
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Public order3.04.6
Other crime2.71.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.