Postcode · Hemel Hempstead
Crime in HP3 8EQ
How much crime is recorded in HP3 8EQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Nash Mills & Bennetts End
- Council
- Dacorum
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,584 (2024)
HP3 8EQHemel Hempstead
How safe is HP3 8EQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 43.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP3 8EQ area, 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
43.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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 8EQNational
Violence and sexual offences33.323.6
Anti-social behaviour14.710.7
Burglary12.29.1
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Public order4.34.6
Other theft2.54.5
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime2.01.5
Robbery1.11.4
Shoplifting1.08.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 70% 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.