Postcode · Hemel Hempstead
Crime in HP3 0LS
How much crime is recorded in HP3 0LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bovingdon & Chipperfield
- Council
- Dacorum
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,072 (2024)
How safe is HP3 0LS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP3 0LS area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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).
HP3 0LSNational
Violence and sexual offences26.423.6
Other crime12.51.5
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Burglary2.79.1
Drugs2.22.4
Public order2.14.6
Other theft1.44.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.