Postcode · Hemel Hempstead
Crime in HP3 9BD
How much crime is recorded in HP3 9BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Boxmoor & Apsley
- Council
- Dacorum
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,524 (2024)
HP3 9BDHemel Hempstead
How safe is HP3 9BD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP3 9BD area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 9BDNational
Anti-social behaviour12.110.7
Violence and sexual offences10.523.6
Other theft5.04.5
Shoplifting4.18.4
Public order2.64.6
Burglary2.69.1
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.