Postcode · Hemel Hempstead
Crime in HP2 5TE
How much crime is recorded in HP2 5TE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Highfield
- Council
- Dacorum
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,908 (2024)
HP2 5TEHemel Hempstead
How safe is HP2 5TE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 51.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP2 5TE 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
51.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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 5TENational
Violence and sexual offences40.523.6
Anti-social behaviour14.610.7
Burglary9.09.1
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Other theft4.04.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Drugs3.02.4
Shoplifting2.78.4
Possession of weapons2.50.9
Public order2.44.6
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery0.91.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% 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.