Postcode · Hemel Hempstead
Crime in HP2 5BF
How much crime is recorded in HP2 5BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hemel Hempstead Town
- Council
- Dacorum
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,694 (2024)
HP2 5BFHemel Hempstead
How safe is HP2 5BF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 51.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP2 5BF 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
51.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
119
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 5BFNational
Violence and sexual offences37.823.6
Anti-social behaviour32.510.7
Burglary14.29.1
Public order7.74.6
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Vehicle crime7.03.5
Drugs6.72.4
Other theft6.64.5
Shoplifting3.88.4
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Other crime1.51.5
Robbery1.21.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 32% 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.