Total Crime Rate
68.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Pauls Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hemel Hempstead Town , and the 204th highest crime rate of 468 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 St Pauls Road (HP2 5DB) in the last 12 months was 68.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% lower than the Hemel Hempstead Town average (182.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (β 34.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Pauls Road (HP2 5DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Downside, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broad Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hemel Hempstead Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fensom'S Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Randalls Ride | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Glamis Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fernville Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Paul'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Paul'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Randalls Ride | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Randalls Ride | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Mimms | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarendon Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Long Mimms | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Long Mimms | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Downside | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mountfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Glamis Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarendon Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Broad Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | George Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Brackens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Sidings | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caernarvon Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarendon Close | β |
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