Total Crime Rate

197.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 197.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 58.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Allandale area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hemel Hempstead Town , and the 41st 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 Allandale (HP2 5AF) in the last 12 months was 197.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.5% higher than the Hemel Hempstead Town average (178.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Allandale (HP2 5AF), the main crime hotspot is near Fletcher Way. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Allandale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Mimms Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Thriftfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thriftfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thriftfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thriftfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Typleden Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gilroy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Maltings —
Apr 2026Burglary Grover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Thumpers Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randalls Ride Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Mimms Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thriftfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Layhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Layhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Layhill Local resolution
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Data Sources

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