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Postcode sector · Hemel Hempstead

Crime in HP2 5

How much crime is recorded in HP2 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Dacorum
Region
East of England
Population
24,614 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HP2 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 44.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in HP2 5, 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
100
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 5National
Violence and sexual offences34.323.6
Anti-social behaviour22.310.7
Shoplifting11.18.4
Burglary10.59.1
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Other theft5.74.5
Public order5.44.6
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Drugs3.92.4
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Theft from the person1.42.1
Robbery1.31.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 24% 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.

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