Postcode · Hemel Hempstead
Crime in HP2 4UD
How much crime is recorded in HP2 4UD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leverstock Green
- Council
- Dacorum
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,309 (2024)
How safe is HP2 4UD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP2 4UD area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 4UDNational
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Violence and sexual offences6.923.6
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other theft1.54.5
Burglary1.09.1
Drugs0.62.4
Public order0.64.6
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.