Postcode district · Hemel Hempstead
Crime in HP2
How much crime is recorded in HP2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Dacorum
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 53,444 (2024)
HP2Postcode district · Hemel Hempstead
How safe is HP2
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in HP2, 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
36.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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).
HP2National
Violence and sexual offences28.223.6
Anti-social behaviour19.310.7
Shoplifting10.18.4
Burglary8.09.1
Other theft6.34.5
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Public order4.04.6
Drugs3.22.4
Other crime1.51.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.