Postcode district · Hemel Hempstead
Crime in HP3
How much crime is recorded in HP3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Dacorum
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 49,554 (2024)
HP3Postcode district · Hemel Hempstead
How safe is HP3
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in HP3, 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
22.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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).
HP3National
Violence and sexual offences17.223.6
Anti-social behaviour12.410.7
Burglary6.89.1
Other theft6.44.5
Shoplifting3.98.4
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Public order2.54.6
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.71.5
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% 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.