Postcode · Hemel Hempstead
Crime in HP2 5XP
How much crime is recorded in HP2 5XP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Highfield
- Council
- Dacorum
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,876 (2024)
HP2 5XPHemel Hempstead
How safe is HP2 5XP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP2 5XP area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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 5XPNational
Violence and sexual offences24.823.6
Anti-social behaviour18.110.7
Burglary10.49.1
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Vehicle crime6.33.5
Other theft5.14.5
Other crime2.81.5
Drugs2.62.4
Public order1.44.6
Theft from the person1.02.1
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.61.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 41% 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.