Crime Rates at Wood End Close, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4QA

Wood End Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Adeyfield East , and the 13th 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 Wood End Close (HP2 4QA) in the last 12 months was 453.0 per 1,000 residents and was 153.0% higher than the Adeyfield East average (179.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 142.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 184.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood End Close (HP2 4QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wood Lane End, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Zoffany Place (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.