Total Crime Rate

55.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 55.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Paston Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hemel Hempstead Town , and the 231st highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Paston Road (HP2 5AY) in the last 12 months was 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 68.8% lower than the Hemel Hempstead Town average (178.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paston Road (HP2 5AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Teesdale, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fletcher Way (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Paston Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teesdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Borrowdale Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randalls Ride Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teesdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teesdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Mimms Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teesdale
Apr 2026Burglary Grover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Teesdale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Mimms Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westerdale
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Neptune Drive
Apr 2026Drugs Thumpers Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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