Postcode · Hemel Hempstead
Crime in HP3 9FD
How much crime is recorded in HP3 9FD, 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
- 1,590 (2024)
How safe is HP3 9FD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP3 9FD 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
12.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 9FDNational
Violence and sexual offences9.123.6
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Burglary3.39.1
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Public order1.64.6
Shoplifting1.68.4
Other theft1.24.5
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.42.4
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 182% 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.