Hemel Hempstead crime stats
April 2024

The overall crime rate in Hemel Hempstead postcode area is 90.1 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 14.5k crimes were violent crimes which is 34.8% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 89% of national crime rate. Robbery crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 34.1% over the last twelve months.The category of "vehicle crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Vehicle crime" rate is at 111% of national crime rate which puts Hemel Hempstead on 35. position out of 95 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. "Vehicle crime" makes up 7.7% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "vehicle crime" is 3.2k cases and has decreased by 2.3% when compared year-over-year in the period of March 2023 - February 2024.

Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Ranking (95 postcode areas)	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
Violent crime →	34.8%	30. lowest	89%	14.5k	-2.3%
Antisocial behaviour crime →	15.2%	40. lowest	87%	6.3k	3.7%
Other theft crime →	8.1%	47. lowest	92%	3.4k	-10.7%
Criminal damage and arson crime →	7.8%	31. lowest	88%	3.2k	-7.1%
Vehicle crime →	7.7%	35. highest	111%	3.2k	-2.3%
Shoplifting crime →	7.6%	45. lowest	96%	3.2k	32.4%
Public order crime →	7.0%	26. lowest	81%	2.9k	-21.0%
Burglary crime →	3.9%	31. lowest	82%	1.6k	4.6%
Drugs crime →	2.4%	32. lowest	79%	992	1.8%
Other crime →	1.9%	47. lowest	96%	811	19.6%
Theft from the person crime →	1.1%	31. highest	51%	465	-16.8%
Bicycle theft crime →	0.9%	36. lowest	73%	371	-9.5%
Robbery crime →	0.8%	44. lowest	58%	338	34.1%
Possession of weapons crime →	0.7%	25. lowest	68%	290	7.8%
Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Crime rate ranking	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
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