Postcode · Hemel Hempstead
Crime in HP3 9RY
How much crime is recorded in HP3 9RY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Boxmoor & Apsley
- Council
- Dacorum
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,609 (2024)
HP3 9RYHemel Hempstead
How safe is HP3 9RY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP3 9RY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
88
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 9RYNational
Other theft26.14.5
Violence and sexual offences17.023.6
Anti-social behaviour15.210.7
Shoplifting11.68.4
Burglary6.49.1
Drugs3.82.4
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Public order2.64.6
Robbery1.11.4
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.