Postcode · Hemel Hempstead
Crime in HP2 5BL
How much crime is recorded in HP2 5BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hemel Hempstead Town
- Council
- Dacorum
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,920 (2024)
How safe is HP2 5BL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 71.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP2 5BL area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
71.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
219
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 5BLNational
Violence and sexual offences57.323.6
Anti-social behaviour48.310.7
Shoplifting40.88.4
Burglary26.59.1
Criminal damage and arson16.04.7
Public order13.84.6
Other theft9.34.5
Drugs8.42.4
Theft from the person6.12.1
Possession of weapons4.10.9
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other crime3.21.5
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Robbery1.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.