Crime Rates at The Queens Square, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4ER

The Queens Square area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Adeyfield East , and the 4th highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Queens Square (HP2 4ER) in the last 12 months was 818.7 per 1,000 residents and was 357.2% higher than the Adeyfield East average (179.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -10.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 230.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Queens Square (HP2 4ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Longlands (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.