Postcode · Hemel Hempstead
Crime in HP2 5SU
How much crime is recorded in HP2 5SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Highfield
- Council
- Dacorum
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,310 (2024)
HP2 5SUHemel Hempstead
How safe is HP2 5SU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 51.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP2 5SU 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
51.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
98
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 5SUNational
Violence and sexual offences45.423.6
Anti-social behaviour25.010.7
Other theft6.44.5
Public order5.64.6
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Drugs3.42.4
Burglary2.19.1
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other crime0.91.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 31% 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.