Total Crime Rate

110.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 110.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 11th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hemel Hempstead Town , and the 107th highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Paston Road (HP2 5BA) in the last 12 months was 110.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 72.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paston Road (HP2 5BA), 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 Paston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thriftfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berefeld Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berefeld Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Townsend —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Layhill Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Layhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Layhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Maltings —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berefeld Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Grover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sharpcroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sharpcroft —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randalls Ride Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thriftfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berefeld —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thriftfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thriftfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Typleden Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Thriftfield Under investigation
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Data Sources

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